Elizabeth Warren endorses Graham Platner in Maine Senate race

[Celerity]

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/19/elizabeth-warren-endorse-graham-platner-maine-senate-mills

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has endorsed oyster farmer Graham Platner in the race for Senate in Maine.

Platner, a progressive candidate facing off against Gov. Janet Mills in the Democratic primary, has racked up a string of endorsements from fellow progressives in the party.

The winner of the primary will likely take on Sen. Susan Collins in the general election. Collins is a moderate Republican who has held the seat since 1997 and fended off tough challenges in the past.

"Graham Platner is going to flip Maine and then actually deliver change for working people in the Senate," Warren, of Massachusetts, said in a press release announcing her endorsement. "He’s a combat veteran, an oyster farmer, and has inspired people with his populist agenda for a government on the side of working families––not the billionaires and giant corporations."

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[2naSalit]

1. That's too bad...

I'm not in his camp, I don't think he will cut it when it comes down to who's going to win.

[QueerDuck]

2. Well, that's a shame... and a disappointment.

Did she believe his story that his tattoo was "just a cool looking skull" rather than a Nazi symbol? Or did she just not care one way or the other? Personally, I care... I think it's forever disqualifying.

[betsuni]

5. Not surprising. Warren says Democrats "nibble around the edges"; Sanders says "tinker around the edges"

but also uses "nibble."

[Emile]

3. I trust Elizabeth Warren judgement! She's always been on the side

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of the working class.

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[demmiblue]

4. One of the few times I disagree with her... disappointing. n/t

[EdmondDantes_]

9. I agree. I am also disappointed in her endorsement

He's got a lot of baggage

[leftstreet]

6. DURec

This is actually pretty big

[Sympthsical]

7. That is really interesting

Admittedly, I haven't looked into this race very much and only ever really hear about it on DU - which has a verrrrry specific take on it.

I would not have expected this.

Huh. Glancing at the polls, he's still up a little bit.

I guess Maine Democrats don't care about various things as much as social media do.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. She's supporting a guy with a nazi tattoo to shore up her push for caucus leader. A move that simply could have waited

until after the primary, but apparently endorsing a guy with a nazi tattoo, among other gross baggage, isn't a deal breaker.