For Democrats, Maine should be a no-brainer
Key takeaways
- Senate candidate Graham Platner stands on stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine.
- However, I must also admit that the politicians I get most frustrated and annoyed with are not Republicans, but my fellow Democrats.
- In case you ve been boycotting the news for the last six months, Platner is the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Senate candidate Graham Platner stands on stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) As regular readers of this column may have surmised, I m a registered Democrat. Not that I always agree with Democrats. I ve just found, more often than not, that I preferred their solutions to problems to those put forward by the Republican Party — back in the days when there were Republicans, unlike today s MAGA crowd — interested in solving problems.
However, I must also admit that the politicians I get most frustrated and annoyed with are not Republicans, but my fellow Democrats. They often drive me crazy. And never more so than today, when it seems the whole Democratic Party has its panties in a twist over Graham Platner.
In case you ve been boycotting the news for the last six months, Platner is the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine. An oysterman by trade and a first-time candidate, populist, anti-establishment politician, he proved so popular in the Democratic primary that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer s (D-N.Y.) chosen candidate, Gov. Janet Mills, suspended her campaign in April.