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Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 01:46 PM
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Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer running an underdog U.S. Senate campaign, during a rally at a Holiday Inn in Portland, Maine, on Saturday.Sofia Aldinio for NBC News
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Graham Platner seizes on voter backlash to the Iran war to propel his Maine Senate campaign

NBC News spoke to Platner, a combat veteran, and two-term Gov. Janet Mills as they sharpen their Democratic primary pitches to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins in a key race.

YORK, Maine — Graham Platner, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and grew deeply disillusioned with war, is angry about President Donald Trump’s military action in Iran.

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