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Democrats have a one-word defense for supporting Graham Platner: Trump

Washington Post Politics Saturday 13 June 2026, 10:00 UTC By Liz Goodwin, Joanna Slater 1 min read
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BAR HARBOR, Maine — As Democrats wrestle with the past behavior of their Senate candidate in Maine, one name keeps coming up: Donald Trump. Democracy Dies in Darkness Democrats have a one-word defense for supporting Graham Platner: Trump Platner’s backers in Maine say with Trump in office and Senate control on the line, the bar is low and the stakes are high: “Purity politics don’t get us anywhere.”

BAR HARBOR, Maine — As Democrats wrestle with the past behavior of their Senate candidate in Maine, one name keeps coming up: Donald Trump. Democracy Dies in Darkness Democrats have a one-word defense for supporting Graham Platner: Trump Platner’s backers in Maine say with Trump in office and Senate control on the line, the bar is low and the stakes are high: “Purity politics don’t get us anywhere.”
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