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Graham Platner, whose Maine Senate run has concerned Jews, becomes presumptive Dem nominee after Janet Mills suspends campaign

JL;DR SUMMARY Graham Platner, a surprising choice for many, is set to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine after opponent Janet Mills suspended her campaign. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityAnti Israel RhetoricDemocratic NominationChuck SchumerGraham PlatnerNazi TattooMaine SenateJanet MillsSusan CollinsAntisemitism Concerns

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Maine, United States
"Graham Platner, whose Maine Senate run has concerned Jews, becomes presumptive Dem nominee after Janet Mills suspends campaign"
New York, United States
"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, said in a statement that he would support Platners bid to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. Schumer had initially recruited Mills to run."
New York, United States
"with fellow New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who runs Senate Democrats campaign arm."
Israel
"Platner also has Jewish extended family, including a stepbrother in Israel, and recently hosted a Passover seder in Maine with his campaign."

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