There was a lot of noise last week when The New York Times published a lengthy article accusing Maine Democrat Graham Platner of emotional abuse, as he plans to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the fall. However, this is a circus—a relentless stream of scandal that’s putting intense pressure on Democrats regarding their support for this guy, a fake oyster farmer with Nazi tattoos. From a broad perspective, was this really the best Maine Democrats could find? 

If you’re Collins, you can stay under the radar, conduct normal retail politics on the campaign trail, and watch this man become the focus of Democrats’ problems as their chances of retaking the Senate fade away. Platner is everything they think Trump is, except Graham does have Nazi tattoos,........

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