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Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social

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Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins

Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

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  1. Clearly they’ve gotten the message that we are tired of elder candidates. I’m a Mainer and I love Mills but to even consider her as a senate candidate at 77 years old is absurd.

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  2. Schumer has knocked it out of the park this cycle with recruits.

    Hating him because you don’t like his leadership is reasonable but critiquing his recruitment skills this cycle is silly.

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