Graham Platner needs Trump playbook to hang on in Maine

Published Jun 2, 2026 • 10:00 AM

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Platner was always hoping to ride a wave of anti-Trump anger in the midterm elections on the way to defeating Sen.
Susan Collins (R-ME), the most liberal and last New England-based Republican in Congress. […]

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is counting on help from an unlikely source to get him elected: President Donald Trump. Platner was always hoping to ride a wave of anti-Trump anger in the midterm elections on the way to defeating Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the most liberal and last New England-based Republican in Congress. […]

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