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NYT panel debates whether Graham Platner is a ‘dirtbag’ or Democrats’ answer to Trump-era politics
New York Times Opinion panelists debated Democrat Graham Platner's Maine Senate campaign, discussing whether his scandals and outsider image align him with Trump-era politics or make him a working-class candidate like John Fetterman. Columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie compared Platner to Trump and Fetterman, with French criticizing his judgment and Bouie placing him closer to Fetterman.
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