The American Prospect

Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race

Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat alongside oyster farmer G ...

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war and police

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time ...

Bernie Sanders stands by Maine oysterman taking on Susan Collins despite ‘racist’ posts and ‘troubling’ tattoo

Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator ...

Deleted posts urging violence haunt Democratic Senate hopeful in Maine race

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's 2018 Reddit posts calling police bastards and advocating armed resistance ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters Senate race after sparring with Trump administration

Gov. Janet Mills, D-Me., kicked off her campaign for Senate Tuesday, joining a crowded primary field vying to challenge ...

DNC Chair Ken Martin says Maine Senate candidate's Reddit posts are 'hurtful' but not disqualifying

Graham Platner apologized for old online posts, including some downplaying challenges troops face in reporting sexual assault ...

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

The national chair of the Democratic Party says online comments made by a Senate candidate in Maine in which the candidate ...