Former Platner campaign aide: ‘The answer to a broken political culture is not to accept it’ 

A former top aide of Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign urged members of her party to consider voting for another contender in Maine — one day before Tuesday’s primary contest. 

Former state Rep. Genevieve McDonald (D), who served as Platner’s political director from August to October of last year, argued in a Monday op-ed in The Washington Post that the populist oyster farmer “is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country.” 

“Democrats are being sold a narrative that Platner is the only choice for the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Maine voters don’t have to accept that,” she wrote.  

“There are two other named candidates on Tuesday’s ballot. If Platner wins the nomination but later withdraws, Maine Democrats can hold a convention and choose a different nominee,” she continued. “The answer to a broken political culture is not to accept it. Demand better from those entrusted with power or seeking it. Enough is enough.” 

Platner is seen as the presumptive Democratic........

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