The Guardian
The attacks on Graham Platner didn’t just fail – they may have backfired | Dustin Guastella
By Dustin Guastella

Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine says more about the unpopularity of the Democratic party elite than any race to date Not long after governor Janet Mills had effectively dropped out of the primary race, a storm grew around Platner’s campaign. Rightwing operatives and liberal media mouthpieces started singing in unison that Platner was unfit for office, flimsy allegations poured in accusing the candidate of all sorts of alleged misconduct with former girlfriends. Chris Hayes, of the ...