Democrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own making
Platner’s long road ahead shows how Democrats may have fumbled the bag in Maine The Democratic establishment’s early bet on Janet Mills, as its best hope to pick up a coveted Senate seat in Maine, now looks like a clear miscalculation – one that has left the party boxed into a far riskier general election fight than it ever anticipated. By rallying behind the septuagenarian governor, and sidelining Graham Platner for months, party leaders helped create the very predicament they face. Platner’s p
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Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stands on stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary on 9 June, in Blue Hill, Maine. Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/APView image in fullscreenDemocratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stands on stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary on 9 June, in Blue Hill, Maine. Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/APMaineAnalysisDemocrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own makingShrai PopatPlatner’s long road ahead shows how Democrats may have fumbled the bag in MaineSun 14 Jun 2026 10.53 EDTFirst published on Sun 14 Jun 2026 09.13 EDTShareThe Democratic establishment’s early bet on Janet Mills, as its best hope to pick up a coveted Senate seat in Maine,…
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