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fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

Can a Maine Oyster Farmer Defeat a Five-Term Republican Senator?

Across the bay from Bar Harbor lies the small town of Sullivan, Maine, population twelve hundred and nineteen. On August 16th, Graham Platner, the bearded, strawberry-blond co-owner of the Waukeag Neck Oyster Company, brought his Carolina Skiff over to the Sullivan Harbor launch. It was three days before a video titled "Platner for U.S. Senate" would drop, catapulting this local oyster farmer, harbormaster, and former marine onto the national stage.
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fromIntelligencer
4 weeks ago
US politics

Can a Populist Oyster Farmer End Susan Collins's Career?

Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran, launched a populist Democratic challenge to Senator Susan Collins, criticizing oligarchy, cost-of-living pressures, and Democratic leadership.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
US politics

This Maine oysterman thinks Democrats are doing jack' about fascism. So he's running for US Senate

Graham Platner, a veteran and activist, is running as an outsider for Senate in Maine to unseat Susan Collins and challenge the oligarchy.
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fromTruthout
1 month ago

Sanders Will Rally With Maine Challenger to Susan Collins, Graham Platner

"The enemy is the oligarchy. It's the billionaires who pay for it, and the politicians who sell us out. And yeah, that means politicians like Susan Collins,"
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