Columnist Guy Benson said Graham Platner became the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine to increase male support within the party.

The candidate with baggage threatens the party’s chances at flipping the Maine Senate seat in November.

Controversies about his past dogged the Democrat on the eve of the primary. But he still has a great chance of defeating Susan Collins.

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, fired back at critics Wednesday after winning the primaries.

While Democrats have made many arguments in defense of Platner, the case for excusing his behavior really boils down to three.