US EditionRuben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner
Senator Ruben Gallego praised Platner's Marine background and anti-establishment stance as key to winning Maine's Democratic Senate primary, where Platner leads by 38 points in polls.
- On Monday, Ruben Gallego, U.S. senator from Arizona, announced he is backing Graham Platner, saying he `reflects the grit and independence that defines Maine`.
- Citing shared military service, Gallego noted Platner is a fellow U.S. Marine and combat veteran who "reflects the grit and independence that defines Maine" and "knows how to win tough races," warning Democrats will lose using the same approach year after year.
- Previously, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Martin Heinrich backed Platner, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer endorsed Mills, reflecting intra-party split.
- The primary is on June 9, and a victory in Maine is crucial to the Democratic Party's effort to retake the Senate; Ruben Gallego's national profile adds weight to his endorsement.
- Platner has faced controversies over old social media posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi-linked Totenkopf symbol, and he held an anti-war protest on Sunday in Brewer where he claimed strikes were a distraction from the Epstein files.
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Gallego endorses Graham Platner in Maine Senate battle against Mills
Graham Platner captured his second endorsement from a sitting senator on Monday, with Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joining Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in backing the progressive outsider in a contested primary against Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for Maine’s battleground seat. “Graham Platner is the kind of fighter Maine hasn’t seen in a long time, someone who tells you exactly what he thinks, doesn’t owe anything to the special interests, and wakes up e…
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Ruben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another Senate endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue. On Monday, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego endorsed Platner.
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner picks up another high-profile endorsement
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another high-profile endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue, marking another sign of the oyster farmer and combat veteran’s political resiliency even as he continues to face controversy throughout his campaign. Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego announced Monday that he was backing Platner, saying that the first-time candidate “reflects the...
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