Oysterman, Veteran, Prep-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story

2026-05-15 09:01 • ;Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Sophie Park
Democrats are pinning their hopes of flipping the Senate on Graham Platner, who has made his working-class persona key to his campaign. His background defies easy categorization.
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