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'''Graham Platner''' is a combat veteran and oyster farmer who is leading in the polls (as of early March 2026) to win the [[Democrat]] nomination for [[U.S. Senate]], and then to defeat Sen. [[Susan Collins]] in November 2026. | '''Graham Platner''' is a combat veteran and oyster farmer who is leading in the polls (as of early March 2026) to win the [[Democrat]] nomination for [[U.S. Senate]], and then to defeat Sen. [[Susan Collins]] in November 2026. | ||
| − | He is a [[populist]] [[progressive]] endorsed by Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] (D-VT), and apparently has a large [[grassroots]] following. | + | He is a [[populist]] [[progressive]] endorsed by Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] (D-VT), and apparently has a large [[grassroots]] following. Platner is campaigning against the "oligarchy" and ran an ad during a [[Boston Red Sox]] game complaining about how [[private equity]] has ruined the team. |
He responded in full opposition to the [[U.S.]] war on [[Iran]] by saying: | He responded in full opposition to the [[U.S.]] war on [[Iran]] by saying: | ||
Revision as of 04:13, May 27, 2026
Graham Platner is a combat veteran and oyster farmer who is leading in the polls (as of early March 2026) to win the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate, and then to defeat Sen. Susan Collins in November 2026.
He is a populist progressive endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and apparently has a large grassroots following. Platner is campaigning against the "oligarchy" and ran an ad during a Boston Red Sox game complaining about how private equity has ruined the team.
He responded in full opposition to the U.S. war on Iran by saying:
| “ | The people celebrating the bombing of Iran know nothing of the horrors of war. They’ve never watched a friend ripped apart by explosives. I cannot think of a more reprehensible act. I cannot think of a more unpatriotic act, of a more un-American act, than to send our sons and daughters off to die, to kill, to bring immense violence to innocent civilians abroad simply because you’re afraid you might lose the midterms.[1] | ” |
In 2025, when asked about his unusual background compared with his views today, Platner quipped: "I read far too much Hemingway and that was probably unhealthy in hindsight."[2]
