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How did we get Graham Platner and Ken Paxton? Voters can demand better.

Politics The Hill By Bernard Goldberg, opinion contributor 19 Jun 2026 17:00 1 min read
How did we get Graham Platner and Ken Paxton? Voters can demand better.

Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner was chosen by Democratic voters in Maine to be their party's Senate nominee, demonstrating a trend of voters rewarding bad behavior and lowering the bar of acceptable behavior in politics.

Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner was chosen by Democratic voters in Maine to be their party's Senate nominee, demonstrating a trend of voters rewarding bad behavior and lowering the bar of acceptable behavior in politics.

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