Aug 03 from https://www.newyorker.com/ Left

Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?

At seven-fifteen in the morning on Monday, July 13th, when Democrats in Maine were in the midst of a hastily created process to find a replacement for Graham Platner, who had just withdrawn as their nominee for the U.S. Senate race, a security camera in the city of Biddeford captured a white Kia circling slowly through an intersection. The driver, a twenty-five-year-old immigrant from Colombia...

Jul 24 from https://www.newyorker.com/ Left

The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity

A few weeks before Graham Platner dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine, he reflected on the kind of veterans who typically serve in Congress. “It’s not grunts who got in drag-out fights and know exactly what it feels like to taste the blood in your fucking mouth,” he told me, but, rather, “reservist officers,” who serve part time while pursuing a civilian career or an...

Jul 09 from https://www.thenation.com/ Left

Graham Platner’s Downfall Was All Too Predictable

Politics / Graham Platner’s Downfall Was All Too Predictable Inexperienced and improperly vetted, the candidate was a disaster in the making. U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO in Portland on May 1, 2026. (Graeme Sloan / Getty Images) Anthony Weiner must be gnashing his teeth. Al Franken too. Weiner lost his political career for...

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