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Chris Hayes interviews U.S. Senate candidate for Maine Graham Platner about allegations from several women who dated him, who described his behavior as “rough,” “toxic,” and “unsettling,” in a New York Times report published Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters

by Bill Scher June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Some see Graham Platner as indispensable and echo rationalizations others once made for Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.

Majority Rules: Maine Governor Janet Mills can still remind voters she’ll be on the ballot for the Democratic primary in Maine, and let the people pick their nominee. Here, Mills attends a PEN America Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on May 15, 2025, in New York.

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign

by Bill Scher May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Janet Mills and Graham Platner, rivals in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary.

What Maine’s U.S. Senate Primary Tells Us About the Democratic Party

by Bill Scher December 12, 2025December 11, 2025