Meet the team behind Graham Platner’s rise
Embattled Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign team includes an interesting cast of characters.
TL;DR
- Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan, a Democratic Socialists of America couple, recruited Graham Platner to run for U.S. Senate in Maine.
- They were looking for a working-class candidate with working-class economic policies to challenge Susan Collins.
- Platner's campaign team also features an advisor who was instrumental in electing Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City.
- Platner himself is facing allegations of sexual misconduct and controversies from his past Reddit account and public comments.