Graham Platner blasts 'oligarchy' on Portland tour
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, delivered a fiery speech alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and former Maine State Sen. Troy Jackson during a tour stop in Portland, declaring, “We will not just fight the oligarchy, we will defeat the oligarchy.”
TL;DR
- Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, spoke at a rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maine State Sen. Troy Jackson.
- Platner declared that "We will not just fight the oligarchy, we will defeat the oligarchy."
- He stated that everyday Americans feel the consequences of concentrated wealth and power daily.
- Platner criticized his opponent, Sen. Susan Collins, accusing her of representing a political culture detached from ordinary people.
- He described Collins's politics as turning politicians into millionaires while offering citizens "crumbs."
- Platner asserted that economic and social struggles are deliberate political choices serving the "billionaire class."