Bernie-Endorsed Maine Senate Candidate's Campaign Implodes As Dems in Disarray Hits Fever Pitch

Photo from Graham Platner for U.S. Senate

The Maine primary isn't until June 9th, 2026, but a civil war is brewing in the state among Democrats already, pitting establishment types against the more hard-left socialist wing, and, lucky for the rest of us, much of this is playing right out into the open.

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As we reported in mid-October, Maine's governor, Janet Mills (D), threw her hat into the ring even as questions were being raised among fellow Democrats about her age (77), stamina, and her ability to draw younger voters into the fold.

To try and alleviate those concerns, Mills declared in an interview that "Honestly, I would not plan to serve for more than one term. But this time is vital, and this moment in our history is urgent and very troublesome." But even political novices understand how those vows usually work out, once the person gets into office and begins enjoying the perks of the position and the power it brings.


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But Mills' ascension to the nomination is not a foregone conclusion. There are several competitors, with Bernie Sanders-backed oyster farmer Graham Platner, a military veteran, seemingly being the biggest obstacle.

Platner and his supporters, including Sanders, have promoted him as a folksy, "working-class" candidate who, despite a lack of political experience, can beat longtime Sen. Susan Collins (R). But, like Virginia's Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, he's been hit with a wave of self-inflicted scandals that mostly center around his time as a Reddit commenter, with some dating back to 2013 and others as recent as 2021 (language warning):

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Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to deleted social media posts reviewed by CNN’s KFile.

His responses to the Reddit controversy have been, in large part, to suggest that he is a different person now. But on the black tipping post, here's what he had to say:

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Another controversy has now emerged, centering around a tattoo that a former acquaintance claimed Platner knowingly got because of its alleged Nazi connotations:

The official explanation:

Needless to say, Sanders and some of Platner's other supporters are fuming, and are pointing the finger at Sen. Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) and the DSCC:

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Should someone's internet posts, some of which date back over 10 years, be held against them in a political campaign? Considering how Democrats dug into Brett Kavanaugh's 1983 yearbook to try to find dirt, I'd say that such posts are fair game, and it's especially delicious that it's being done in the context of a primary campaign.

Democrat infighting never gets old. Carry on, y'all. Carry on.

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