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In reply to the discussion: A poll from Maine since Platner dropped out... [View all]Celerity
(55,640 posts)They asked, in post 21 (the post I replied to) if Platner was a DSA member:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221372939#post21
Platner was not a DSA member, nor did DSA endorse him, which I showed in my reply to that poster.
Here is a list, btw, of those who endorsed Platner:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine
Endorsements
Graham Platner
Executive branch officials
Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor (19931997) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Nirav D. Shah, former principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (20232025) and 2026 gubernatorial candidate (endorsement rescinded after primary)
U.S. Senators
Ruben Gallego, Arizona (2025present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York (2010present) (previously endorsed Mills, endorsement rescinded after primary)
Martin Heinrich, New Mexico (2013present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Chris Murphy, Connecticut (2013present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007present) (Independent) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Brian Schatz, Hawaii (2012present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader (20172021, 2025present) from New York (1999present) (previously endorsed Mills, endorsement rescinded after primary)
Tina Smith, Minnesota (2018present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts (2013present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island (2007present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
U.S. Representatives
Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017present) (endorsement rescinded after primary; endorsed Jackson)
Statewide officials
Shenna Bellows, Maine secretary of state (2021present) and 2026 gubernatorial candidate (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Matthew Dunlap, Maine state auditor (2021; 2022present), former Maine secretary of state (20052011; 20132021), and 2026 candidate for ME-02 (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota (2019present) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
State legislators
Joe Baldacci, state senator from the 9th district (2020present) and 2026 candidate for ME-02 (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Troy Jackson, former president of the Maine Senate (20182024) from the 35th district (20082014) and 1st district (20162024) and 2026 gubernatorial candidate (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Genevieve McDonald, former state representative from the 134th district (20182022) (endorsement rescinded before primary)
Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (2008-2010) and 2026 gubernatorial candidate (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Aaron Regunberg, former state representative from Rhode Island's 4th district (20152019)
Joanne Twomey, former state representative from the 19th district (19982004) and 135th district (20042006)
3 current state senators
16 current state representatives
Local officials
Karen Heck, former mayor of Waterville (20122014) (Independent)
Safiya Khalid, former Lewiston city councilor (20202022)
Carl Sheline, mayor of Lewiston (2022present)
Party officials
David Hogg, former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025) (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Individuals
Ken Casey, vocalist for the Dropkick Murphys
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers
John Hodgman, author
Stephen King, author
Josh Ritter, singer-songwriter
Jordan Wood, 2026 candidate for ME-02 and former candidate for this seat (previously declined to endorse; endorsement rescinded after primary)
Labor unions
Maine AFL-CIO (endorsement rescinded after primary; endorsed Jackson)
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
Maine State Nurses Association
National Nurses United
United Auto Workers
Organizations
Christopher Street Project (endorsement rescinded after primary)
College Democrats of America (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (previously endorsed Mills, endorsement rescinded after primary)
End Citizens United (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Gen-Z for Change (endorsement rescinded after primary; endorsed Jackson)
Maine People's Alliance
Our Revolution (endorsement rescinded after primary; endorsed Jackson)
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Victory (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Showing Up for Racial Justice
Sierra Club (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Track AIPAC (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Voters of Tomorrow (endorsement rescinded after primary)
VoteVets (endorsement rescinded after primary)
Political parties
Working Families Party (endorsement rescinded after primary)
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