{"id":2503573,"date":"2025-10-27T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-maine-senate-candidate-loses-new-campaign-manager\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:13:36","slug":"embattled-maine-senate-candidate-loses-new-campaign-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-maine-senate-candidate-loses-new-campaign-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Embattled Maine Senate candidate loses new campaign manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fembattled-maine-senate-candidate-loses-new-campaign-manager%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing turmoil within his campaign as his new campaign manager, Kevin Brown, resigned after less than a week due to family reasons. Brown, who has previously worked on campaigns for Senator Elizabeth Warren and former President barack Obama, stepped down to prepare for the arrival of a newborn, leaving Platner in need of new leadership. Platner&#8217;s campaign has been beset by controversies, including his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-shocked-gina-carano-fought-back-as-her-movie-deal-with-daily-wire-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Media Shocked Gina Carano Fought Back As Her Movie Deal With Daily Wire Goes Viral\">inflammatory social media posts<\/a><\/a> and the revelation of an old tattoo allegedly linked to Nazism, which he has apologized for and covered up. Despite these issues, Platner, an oyster farmer and Marine veteran, gained early national attention and endorsements from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-soros-backed-san-francisco-da-chesa-boudin-poised-to-be-ousted\/\" title=\"Radical Soros-Backed San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Poised to Be Ousted\">progressive figures<\/a> like Senator Bernie Sanders and activist David hogg. He is currently competing against establishment-backed Governor Janet Mills in the Democratic primary for the 2026 Senate race to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins. Polls show mixed results, with one survey giving Platner a meaningful lead before his controversies surfaced, while a later poll showed Mills ahead following the public revelations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Embattled Maine Senate candidate loses campaign manager after less than week in role<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2385457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The new campaign manager for progressive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a> Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down after less than a week in the role.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Brown, who began the role last week, is the latest staffer to leave the Platner campaign, which became riddled with controversy after the resignation of its political director, Genevieve McDonald.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3865021\/senate-gop-embraces-john-sununu-independent-streak-new-hampshire-race\/\">Senate GOP embraces Sununu&#8217;s &#8216;independent streak&#8217; in New Hampshire race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3864361\/republicans-stall-redistricting-efforts-indiana-kansas\/\">Republicans stall redistricting efforts in Indiana and Kansas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3863824\/democrats-try-to-keep-up-with-republicans-in-national-redistricting-war\/\">Democrats try to keep up with Republicans in national redistricting war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Platner, an oyster farmer and Marine veteran, gained an early national platform for his campaign after garnering excitement from voters who resonated with his political-outsider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-accuses-democrats-of-working-for-the-wealthy\/\" title=\"RNC Accuses Democrats Of \u2018Working For The Wealthy\u2019\">working-class message<\/a> and notching endorsements from Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3789691\/bernie-sanders-boosts-susan-collins-challenger-graham-platner-at-rally\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) and liberal activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3849545\/david-hogg-endorses-janet-mills-challenger-maine-senate-race-age\/\">David Hogg<\/a>. However, several controversies plaguing Platner&rsquo;s campaign have taken over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-karen-is-an-anti-white-racial-slur\/\" title=\"WALSH: \u2018Karen\u2019 Is An Anti-White Racial Slur\">media headlines<\/a>, with the candidate grappling with inflammatory <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3856438\/ken-martin-graham-platner-posts-maine-senate\/\">social media posts<\/a> he made in the past and an old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3859770\/maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner-nazi-tattoo-covered\/\">tattoo with alleged ties to Nazism<\/a> he had on his chest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Libby Kenny\/Sun Journal via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Platner apologized for his Reddit posts and the tattoo, which he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3859770\/maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner-nazi-tattoo-covered\/\">covered up<\/a>, the campaign took steps to rebuild itself. It hired Brown, brought in a compliance firm for consultancy, and instituted retroactive nondisclosure agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, a longtime friend of Platner who also worked for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s campaigns, is resigning because his family is expecting a newborn, he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Graham is a dear friend. I started this campaign Tuesday but found out Friday we have a baby on the way. Graham deserves someone who is 100% in on his race, and we want to lean into this new experience as a family, so it was best we step back sooner than later so Graham can get the manager he deserves,&rdquo; Brown said.<\/p>\n<p>Platner is facing off against establishment-favored Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3848859\/janet-mills-maine-senate-run-generational-clash-democrats\/\">Janet Mills<\/a> (D-ME) in the Democratic primary race to see who will take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the 2026 Senate election. While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been vocal about his support for Mills, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3858811\/bernie-sanders-stands-embattled-maine-senate-graham-platner\/\">Sanders has stood by Platner<\/a> through the controversies, telling reporters last week he is an &ldquo;excellent candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3863659\/progressive-democrats-2026-headaches-schumer-establishment-recruits\/\">PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS CREATE 2026 HEADACHES FOR SCHUMER&rsquo;S ESTABLISHMENT RECRUITS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initial polling in the race between Platner and Mills has given the oyster farmer reason to remain optimistic. A University of New Hampshire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/scholars.unh.edu\/survey_center_polls\/897\/\">poll<\/a> released Thursday showed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3863659\/progressive-democrats-2026-headaches-schumer-establishment-recruits\/\">Platner with a 34-point lead<\/a> over Mills, with Platner getting 58% of about 1,000 likely voters, compared to Mills&rsquo;s 24%. UNH conducted the survey between Oct. 16 and Oct. 21, while Platner&rsquo;s Reddit posts were surfacing, but largely before his tattoo made headlines.<\/p>\n<p>However, a SoCal Strategies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/inbox\/post\/177116687?r=4aupgp&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true&amp;triedRedirect=true\">survey<\/a> conducted Oct. 21 through Oct. 25 of 500 Mainers showed Mills in the lead by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/graham-platner-nazi-tattoo-poll-janet-mills-young-voter-support-democrat-10941238\">5 points<\/a>, with 41%, while Platner trailed with 36%. The poll also showed support for Platner dropping further after respondents were informed of his tattoo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Senate candidate&#8217;s new campaign manager quits in under a week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2503574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25293626326255_88b130.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44385,3728,9148,5894,3740],"class_list":["post-2503573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-manager","tag-election","tag-maine","tag-politics","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25293626326255_88b130.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503577,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503573\/revisions\/2503577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}