The Platner-Maine Conundrum
from The Weekend Hosted by Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Kevin Fry, Jackie Kucinich, Marc Mazzetti, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mandela Barnes
June 7, 2026, 8 AM; National Democrats are carefully navigating how to respond to growing controversies surrounding the likely nominee in one of their most important Senate flip targets — Maine being the only Republican-held seat on the ballot in a state that Kamala Harris won in 2024. So far, Democratic leadership has not pulled support for Platner. Kevin Fry and Jackie Kucinich join The Weekend to discuss the latest controversies involving Platner and the Senate primary election in Maine. Rev. Al Sharpton also joins The Weekend to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to allow Alabama to use a congressional map that favors Republicans, but was previously ruled as an intentionally racially discriminatory practice by a lower court. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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Embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner will hold a town hall in Portland where voters in Maine will have their first chance to publicly question him since a wave of allegations against him was published in The New York Times, just two days before the primary election.
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