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DoBW

(3,290 posts)
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:18 PM 9 hrs ago

Platner's next fight


'In contrast, Platner has taken left-wing stances on most hot-button issues. He’s endorsed by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and advised by some of the consultants who worked for New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani."

"Seitz-Wald argued that Mills’s veto last week of a proposed moratorium on the construction of data centers in Maine was the final nail in the coffin for her campaign."

https://newrepublic.com/article/209808/graham-platner-susan-collins-progressives-fight
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msongs

(74,038 posts)
5. there are other candidates on the dems primary ballot besides platner
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:56 PM
8 hrs ago

he will not be the nominee until after the primary unless the others also drop out

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