{"id":2612861,"date":"2026-06-10T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-talks-redemption-and-defeating-billionaires-and-greedy-corporations-in-victory-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:06:20","slug":"graham-platner-talks-redemption-and-defeating-billionaires-and-greedy-corporations-in-victory-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-talks-redemption-and-defeating-billionaires-and-greedy-corporations-in-victory-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner talks \u2018redemption\u2019 and defeating \u2018billionaires and greedy corporations\u2019 in victory speech"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fgraham-platner-talks-redemption-and-defeating-billionaires-and-greedy-corporations-in-victory-speech%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=2612861&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>Graham Platner secured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine\u2019s primary Tuesday, winning 72% of the vote, and used his victory speech in Blue Hill too focus on personal redemption, saying he\u2019s learned from past mistakes and is trying to be better each day. He framed his candidacy around standing up for people who \u201ccannot afford to buy a senator,\u201d pledging to oppose billionaires and greedy corporations and to serve Maine rather than lobbyists or party bosses.<\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s remarks drew strong applause as he criticized his opponent in the general election, Sen. Susan Collins, attacking her voting record and describing her as aligned with Donald Trump, corporate donors, and a corrupt system.He also reiterated his devotion to Maine and argued that the campaign is primarily about the hardships of working mainers and a broader fight against the \u201cruling class,\u201d not about him personally.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a> won the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine\u2019s primary on Tuesday, obtaining 72% of the vote, according to the most <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/maine-primary-results-us-senate\/#Dem\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/maine-primary-results-us-senate\/#Dem\">recent update<\/a>. During his victory speech at his campaign headquarters in Blue Hill, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-talks-redemption-and-defeating-billionaires-and-greedy-corporations-in-victory-speech\/\" title=\"Platner talks \u2018...... and ... and greedy corporations... in ...\">controversial candidate spoke<\/a> on various topics related to his campaign and political future. He touched on the concept of redemption, given the number of \u201cmistakes\u201d he\u2019s made previously in life. He also echoed his campaign theme of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defeating supposed oligarchs<\/a> and being a senator who cannot be bought. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRedemption is not just some simple or easy destination, it\u2019s a journey,\u201d Platner said. \u201cI\u2019ve made mistakes in my life, mistakes that I regret, that I live with, that I continue to learn from. And I\u2019m still far from perfect. But every day, I wake up, I try to be a little bit better and a little bit kinder than I was the day before.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4582440\/first-round-june-social-security-payments\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First round of June Social Security payments goes out today<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4602027\/platner-victory-speech-redemption-defeating-billionaires-greedy-corporations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner talks \u2018redemption\u2019 and defeating \u2018billionaires and greedy corporations\u2019 in victory speech<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4601941\/mace-endorses-alan-wilson-for-south-carolina-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mace endorses old foe Alan Wilson for South Carolina governor: \u2018Buried the hatchet\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd if you give me the chance, I will be a senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator,\u201d said Platner. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remark was met with thunderous applause from the audience. He then remarked about affordability issues, an integral part of his campaign platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will stand up for you and against billionaires and greedy corporations,\u201d Platner said. \u201cI will serve you, the people of Maine, not some lobbyist or party boss. I will be the champion for your dreams as if it were my own, no matter the challenge or the expense. I will fight for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRedemption is not just some simple or easy destination, it&#8217;s a journey,\u201d Graham Platner said in victory remarks at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-the-hateful-think-they-are-the-virtuous\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous\">election watch party<\/a> in his hometown of Blue Hill, ME. He\u2019s faced a series of allegations and controversies since stepping into the political arena.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgFkVEACt8\">pic.twitter.com\/bgFkVEACt8<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2064532290806370368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been willing to die for my country,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is nothing that I will not do for the state of Maine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner then turned to criticizing his opponent in the general election, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). He criticized her on her voting record and blasted her as \u201cspineless and corrupt as the establishment she now serves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe truth is, Susan Collins does not serve us,\u201d Platner said. \u201cShe serves Donald Trump. She serves the Epstein class. She serves her corporate donors and the corrupt political system that has rigged the economy against us. She does not serve us, and so we will defeat Susan Collins.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4601303\/collins-platner-maine-senate-primary-results\/\"><strong>COLLINS AND PLATNER SET UP BLOCKBUSTER MAINE SENATE SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also expressed devotion to his home state and the strength of his movement. He again emphasized his desire to challenge the \u201cruling class\u201d should he be elected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaine, I love you. I love this state,\u201d Platner said. \u201cNow, the national pundits, the political establishment, they keep looking for that one story, that one headline, that one moment in my life that they can define the campaign by. But in trying so hard to understand me, they failed to understand that this is not about me at all.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a movement about us, about the far-too-many, working far-too-hard, and struggling far-too-much, at the hands of the ruling class,\u201d Platner said. \u201cIt is not a story of my hardship. It\u2019s of our hardship. A story of the hardship of every working Mainer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Platner won Maine\u2019s Dem Senate primary with 72%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2612862,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26159010940117_aece53.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81114,78781,65649,52821,66511],"class_list":["post-2612861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-corporate","tag-election-rhetoric","tag-graham-platner","tag-redemption-2","tag-victory-speech"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159010940117_aece53.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612861","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612861"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612865,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612861\/revisions\/2612865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}