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Maine Senate Candidate Rejects Schumer, Attacks Collins, Proposes Tax Cuts

5/15/2026

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Graham Platner, Maine’s 2026 Senate nominee, will not back Chuck Schumer after a call.
He accuses Susan Collins of backing corporate-friendly policies and overseas wars, saying she is more radical than his housing and health proposals.
His plan would drop the federal gas and diesel tax, freeze electricity rates, and fund clean-energy projects.
A Republican ad cited a 2013 Reddit rape comment and a skull-and-crossbones tattoo that Platner apologized for.

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Graham Platner, Maine’s 2026 Senate nominee, will not back Chuck Schumer after a call.
He accuses Susan Collins of backing corporate-friendly policies and overseas wars, saying she is more radical than his housing and health proposals.
His plan would drop the federal gas and diesel tax, freeze electricity rates, and fund clean-energy projects.
A Republican ad cited a 2013 Reddit rape comment and a skull-and-crossbones tattoo that Platner apologized for.