The oligarchy vs the oyster farmer: Maine’s Graham Platner takes on Susan Collins
Graham Platner runs a small business. He grows oysters in the cold, clean waters of Blue Hill Bay. He served in the military. He married a teacher. He is not rich. He is also the Democratic nominee for the United…
Graham Platner runs a small business. He grows oysters in the cold, clean waters of Blue Hill Bay. He served in the military. He married a teacher. He is not rich. He is also the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Maine, and he is running a campaign built on a single, dangerous premise: that the American political system is not broken but captured, and that capturing it back requires someone who has never been captured himself.