Warren endorses populist primary candidates in Maine and Michigan
Elizabeth warren is backing two progressive Senate hopefuls in separate primaries-Mallory McMorrow in Michigan and Graham Platner in Maine-branding them as economic populists who would challenge corporate power and fight for working families. McMorrow runs in Michigan to replace Sen. Gary Peters in a crowded Democratic primary that includes Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. Platner seeks Maine’s Democratic nomination to take on Sen.Susan Collins in November, challenging Gov. Janet Mills in a race that has highlighted platner’s outsider credentials as a combat veteran and oyster farmer. Platner’s past sexist online comments resurfaced and were featured in an attack ad by Mills, though Platner apologized and defended his present stance. Warren is the fourth Democratic senator to endorse McMorrow, joining Peter Welch, chris Murphy, and Martin Heinrich, while Platner has backing from Bernie Sanders and Ruben Gallego. The piece also references additional recommended stories and related content.
Warren backs populist primary candidates in Maine and Michigan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is throwing her support behind a pair of progressive Senate hopefuls, endorsing Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) and Graham Platner (D-ME) in two closely watched Democratic primaries.
Warren framed both candidates as economic populists prepared to take on corporate power and advocates of working-class families.
“For generations now, working families have been squeezed by out-of-control costs like housing and child care, and it’s time to elect a Democrat with a backbone like Mallory,” Warren said Wednesday while endorsing McMorrow in a statement to the Hill.
In Maine, Warren struck a similar tone, calling Plante a candidate who would “support Maine and then actually deliver change for working people in the Senate.”
“He’s a combat veteran, an oyster farmer, and has inspired people with his populist agenda for a government on the side of working families — not the billionaires and giant corporations,” she added.
McMorrow enters a crowded field in Michigan to replace sitting Sen. Gary Peter (D-MI), facing Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Abdul El-Sayed, a former Detroit health director.
Warren becomes the fourth Democratic senator to endorse McMorrow, joining Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM).
In Maine, Warren’s endorsement provides a boost to Platner as he faces a primary against political veteran Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for the chance to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November.
Platner, 41, a military veteran and oyster farmer, has cast himself as a political outsider, in contrast to Mills, a longtime figure in Maine politics.
His campaign, though, has been mired by controversy following the resurfacing of sexist comments he made on the internet more than a decade ago.
The posts included comments suggesting women should avoid situations that could lead to sexual assault, drawing sharp backlash.
Mills’s campaign seized on the remarks in a recent attack ad featuring Maine women reacting to the comments. “That’s a horrible thing to say,” one says, while another calls them “disqualifying.”
“Graham Platner: The closer you look, the worse it gets,” the narrator concluded.
MAINE SENATE HOPEFUL GRAHAM PLATNER RESPONDS TO ATTACK AD OVER PAST SEXIST COMMENTS
“These are words and statements I abhor,” he said in a response ad, which aired shortly after the attack. “Maine, I’m asking you not to judge me for the worst thing I said on the internet on my worst day 14 years ago.”
Despite the scrutiny, Graham has secured backing from prominent Democrats, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).
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