Steve Robinson
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In an interview a couple of weeks ago, he said that all of the nasty things that he's ever done in his life are written on Reddit.
He blamed that on the military.
So he's running based on military experience that will appeal to Maine voters.
Maine has one of the highest rates of veterans per capita of any state.
But at the same time, he's trying to take the advantages of that.
He's also saying the Marine Corps turned him into a racist buffoon.
Well, I think we haven't yet.
We haven't seen yet whether Maine voters will be turned off by that.
What we're seeing is a, you know, a fringe minority of rabid progressives, many, many who moved to this state during COVID relocating here.
There was about 25,000 or 30,000 immigrants.
Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut residents who fled cities, relocated to the coast of Maine during COVID, brought their politics with them.
It's a very sharp, very distinct change in the politics of the state.
And they've become very active political activists.
So those are the people who form Graham Plattner's base.
And I think that the more moderate voters who aren't even paying attention to politics yet really haven't had an opportunity to reject him.
I do think that he has a shot because the Democrats in Maine, it's machine politics.
It really is.
It's a patronage system and a well-oiled machine.
A small community in Maine is calling for accountability tonight after they say money for mass shooting victims instead went to Somali-linked nonprofits.
You'll likely recall that in October, 2023, 18 people were killed in Lewiston, Maine, when a US Army reservist opened fire at a bowling alley in a bar and grill.