The Slatest

The Maine Democrat may have finally met a scandal he can’t beat.

July 07, 20265:59 PM

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Last year, at one of Graham Platner’s early rallies as a candidate for U.S. Senate, the gruff oysterman opened with a joke. “Until recently,” he told the crowd, “I thought that harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, was going to be the extent of my political career.”