Graham Platner Targets 938 Billionaires and Susan Collins at Maine Rally With Bernie Sanders
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Updated · Fox News · May 26
Graham Platner Targets 938 Billionaires and Susan Collins at Maine Rally With Bernie Sanders
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 26
Portland, Maine rallygoers heard Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner cast his 2026 bid against Sen. Susan Collins as a fight against “corrupt politicians,” billionaires and corporate power.
Sanders used the event to tie Platner to his progressive agenda, saying Platner would back a 5% annual wealth tax on 938 U.S. billionaires and help drive a broader “political revolution.”
Platner also attacked U.S. weapons spending linked to Gaza and Iran, arguing tax dollars should fund schools and hospitals at home instead of “bombs” abroad.
The “Fighting Oligarchy” stop was designed to energize progressive activists and build grassroots organizing in Maine ahead of the midterm election, where Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Collins.
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