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Thank you, Graham Platner, and 15,000 volunteers who with honesty, integrity and enormous amounts of energy successfully created a vision for leadership in our state. As an inspiring candidate, Graham articulated the concerns of the Maine working class. Day after day, Graham spoke to all of us, especially young first-time voters like my granddaughters.
I am tired of powerful, old, out-of-date Washington, D.C. lawmakers telling us who best represents Maine. Graham Platner received more primary votes than any other Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine history. I believe he paved the way to retire Susan Collins.
As one of the 17,000 in Maine who voted for delegates to the improvised convention to choose our candidate, I helped nominate Troy Jackson. He has my support through the Maine People Power Movement (MPPM), which upholds the ideals of the Platner campaign.
If it’s time for change in Washington, then join those of us working with the MPPM and committed progressives to retrofit our local Democratic committees from the ground up.
Carole Beal
Blue Hill