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'The Oligarchy Is the Enemy': Maine Oyster Farmer Launches Senate Bid to Oust Susan Collins | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

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Julia Conley
Aug 19, 2025

Launching a US Senate run to unseat five-term Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, oyster farmer Graham Platner on Tuesday made clear in his inaugural ad that beating the "fake" moderate also means taking on the power-hungry billionaire class that has helped keep her in power all these years.

The enemy that the vast majority of Americans and Mainers have in common, said Platner, "is the oligarchy."

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know what we're all thinking.

A repeat of Fetterman. But we have to take a chance on people like this. Or we're gonna spin our wheels in the mud forever. Never gonna make any ground on the bastards wrecking everything.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Indeed. Even if he ends up a traitor it's still better to take the chance than maintaining the fucked up status quo.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Fetterman would have been fine if it weren't for the stroke and resulting brain damage.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

She's a traitorous cunt.