Why Graham Platner's Senate campaign collapsed and what it means for Maine

Progressives pushed out sitting governor Janet Mills to run Graham Platner in Maine's Senate race. His message was right. The problem is nobody vetted the messenger. Now he's staring down a July 13th withdrawal deadline, the money's dried up, and Susan Collins might just walk into another term. Here's the full breakdown. 00:00 Catching up on the Graham Platner news 00:31 Who is Janet Mills? 01:25 How Platner became the nominee 03:11 The real problem: no vetting 05:04 What the establishment could have caught 06:44 Comparing Platner to the Sarah Palin pick 07:18 Our Revolution's response and Troy Jackson 08:37 Has Troy Jackson actually been vetted? A breakdown of the Graham Platner Senate campaign collapse in Maine, why vetting matters in primaries, and what it means for Democrats' odds against Susan Collins heading into the midterms. #GrahamPlatner #MaineSenate #SusanCollins #DemocraticParty #Politics2026 CONNECT WITH ME ON THE FOLLOWING PLATFORMS: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tompowelljr3.... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/19ntsL... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom_powell_... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompowelljr.... Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tom_powell_j... Twitter/X: https://x.com/RealTomPowellJr Substack: https://substack.com/@tompoweljr GET MY SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS HERE: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mr-Tom-... VISIT MY MERCH STORE HERE: https://the-tom-powell-jr-show.myshop... YOU CAN SUPPORT MY WORK HERE: My CashApp: https://cash.app/$tompowelljr My Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/tompowelljr My PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TomPowell506 VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR MUCH MORE: https://oldhippiemedia.com/