Dems Flail on Platner As Cory Booker Finally Admits ‘Concerns’
Democrats are facing internal challenges regarding their presumptive Senate nominee for Maine, Graham Platner. While some members, like Cory Booker, have expressed concerns, others have avoided direct answers. This has led to criticism of the party's focus on control over accountability.
- ▪Cory Booker admitted to having concerns about Graham Platner's candidacy.
- ▪Other Democrats, including Andy Kim and Chris Murphy, dodged questions about Platner.
- ▪Murphy defended Platner despite acknowledging his past mistakes.
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Dems Flail on Platner As Cory Booker Finally Admits ‘Concerns’ By Nick Arama | 4:10 PM on May 31, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File One of the things that shows the real mentality of the Democrats — that they are fully focused on their only goal, control — is how they have been reacting concerning the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, Graham Platner. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); We saw one Democrat, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), call Platner out, but then Auchincloss was stampeded by other Democrats.
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