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Over the weekend, the New York Times magazine sat down with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to profile the “everyman” Democrat hoping to unseat longtime Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). A former Marine and oyster farmer, Platner is being marketed as something Democrats have struggled to produce for years: a candidate capable of reconnecting the party with white working-class voters.
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In the New York Times interview, Platner describes being recruited to run for the seat, and his deep appeal to Maine working-class voters is undeniable. The polls show the race could be close, with the betting market Polymarket giving him a 79% chance of winning. According to SEMAFOR,
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