# Are there any reasons to reject Graham Platner in Maine (campaign suspended July 8, 2026)

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**Created:** [March 4, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179 "2026-03-04T03:50:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179/693 "2026-06-02T06:29:05Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> Honestly, I’m half-convinced at this point that the Democratic Party leadership is trying to sabotage Platner because they’d rather let Republicans keep the Senate than let progressives get elected and have people expect them to actually do things to help common people instead of kissing up to corporate interests and AIPAC.

You say “half convinced” here, along with quite a specific interest.

> [@Smapti](#):
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> The party leadership these days is more concerned with stopping progressives than it is stopping Republicans.

And then you make another assertation here without the provisos, though not it’s not quite so extreme as the first.

I’ll allow myself to be convinced, and you aren’t wrong that Mamdani got treated poorly, but when the writing was on the wall, I didn’t see any evidence that they supported his opponent _after the primary_, though sure the enthusiasm was **extremely** underwhelming.

So, TL:DR - Cites? Feel free to take the Mamdani discussion to the [NYC Mayor’s election thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085) though if you feel it should be discussed outside the context of Platner’s treatment so we don’t hijack this thread.

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