Likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner talks about Maine's upcoming Senate race
From Morning Edition by NPR
June 1, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
Graham Platner discusses his strategy to challenge Susan Collins in the upcoming Senate race in Maine.
NPR's Leila Fadel asks likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner how he plans to beat incumbent Republican Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race.
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Host: Leila Fadel
Guest: Graham Platner
Topics covered
- Maine Senate race
- Democratic nominee
- Republican incumbent
- political strategy
- elections
Keywords
- Maine
- Senate race
- Graham Platner
- Susan Collins
- Democratic nominee
- politics
- elections
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