New Platner ad leans into Trumpian rhetoric: ‘Taking back what is ours’
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has released a new advertisement emphasizing his anti-oligarchy stance while addressing recent controversies. Despite facing backlash over explicit messages and a tattoo controversy, Platner remains competitive in the polls against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. His campaign message resonates with working-class voters, aiming to reclaim power from wealthy elites.
- ▪Graham Platner's new ad targets the financial disclosures of his opponent, Sen. Susan Collins.
- ▪Platner has faced multiple controversies, including sending explicit messages while married.
- ▪His campaign emphasizes a populist message aimed at working-class Mainers.
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner released a new populist advertisement on Monday, leaning into his anti-oligarchy message as he turns the page on another controversy that hit his campaign this weekend. Despite news breaking this weekend that Platner had previously sent sexually explicit messages to multiple women while married to his wife, who knew about the texts, Platner came out on Monday on the offensive. He has fired off a letter targeting the financial disclosure receipts of his opponent, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and has released the new advertisement aimed at firing up Maine’s working-class voters.
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