{"id":728,"date":"2026-05-19T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=728"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:35:42","slug":"five-takeaways-from-graham-platners-new-york-times-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Five takeaways from Graham Platner\u2019s New York Times interview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Maine US Senate race this fall, has run on a platform of being working-class first and a challenge to party establishment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the race for control of Congress, Platner is now one of the Democrats\u2019 best chances of retaking the Senate. But his freshman campaign has not been without controversy, and some Democratic leaders have hesitated to back his bid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Platner sat with The New York Times\u2019 Lulu Garcia-Navarro for a far-reaching interview that covered his time in the Marines to his controversial Reddit posts. Here are five takeaways from the Times\u2019 Platner interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Where he stands on Chuck Schumer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After Maine Governor Janet Mills ended her campaign for US Senate, Platner said he received his first call from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, describing the call as short and focused on the same goal: defeating Collins. But Platner did not soften his criticisms of establishment politicians like Schumer, who had recruited Mills to run against Collins, and did not back Platner until Mills was out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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