Democrats Thought They Found The Perfect Conservative Archetype To Dupe Voters. Turns Out He’s Awful Just Like Them

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Just when Democrats thought they had found the perfect candidate, who could fit a conservative archetype and win rural voters in a very rural state, his less-than-flattering past keeps interrupting what could be a slam-dunk left-wing campaign.

Graham Platner, a progressive running for Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ seat in Maine, currently holds a rather substantial lead over his Democratic primary opponent, Maine Gov. Janet Mills. A poll released April 7 found that he leads Mills by an eye-popping 33 points. Other polls have consistently shown Platner pulling ahead by a wide margin. (RELATED: Maine Oyster Farmer’s Dad Somehow Found $60,000 To Drop On Democrats Despite ‘Working Class’ Background)

A former Marine and oyster farmer, Platner is running an anti-establishment, anti-billionaire campaign. Among other things, he wants to break up monopolies, make major reforms to the healthcare system, cut off aid and weapons to Israel, and pass a “cost-of-living” tax cut that will be paid for by increased taxes on billionaires.

Yet, for all his populist bona fides, he has repeatedly been under fire for past remarks that have resurfaced throughout his campaign.

Most recently, Platner was forced to apologize Wednesday.

OGUNQUIT, MAINE – OCTOBER 22: The marquee at Leavitt Theater promotes a town hall for U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner on........

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