Working-class candidates like Minnesota's Kaela Berg and Montana's Sam Forstag are focusing on blue-collar issues
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Working-class candidates like Minnesota's Kaela Berg and Montana's Sam Forstag are focusing on blue-collar issues
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July 9, 2026 12:25PM (EDT)
How Democrats Can Still Salvage the Maine Senate Race
List of Democrats Who Might Replace Graham Platner Grows—as Platner Weighs His Future
ANALYSIS | Democrats' dilemma: What the Graham Platner scandal says about the party's divisions | CBC News
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Who is Graham Platner? The outsider Democrat whose Maine Senate campaign collapsed after a series of scandals
It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters
Is This the End for Graham Platner?
Democratic hopes to win back the Senate hang by a thread as Graham Platner weighs dropping out
Maine Democrats jockey to replace Graham Platner as he faces pressure to drop out
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race in Maine
Who could replace Graham Platner?
Platner's allies want to ensure he isn't replaced on the ballot by Gov. Janet Mills.
Democrats eager to win back working-class voters have been torn between a more populist, left-leaning message or a more centrist,…
Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, stressed a message of redemption as he promised to oust Susan Collins.
Progressive organizers demand a candidate who prioritizes working people in Maine Senate race. Should Graham Platner drop out…
Graham Platner’s fiery candidacy may fit the moment, but his baggage could sink Democrats' chances of taking back the Senate.
