Graham Platner Got Way Too Many Passes ^66.3%

The New Republic - By Monica Potts - 7/7/2026, 8:45 PM

Biased Writer Voice 63.5% - Hasty Generalization 26.8% - Availability Heuristic 21.3%

I always understood Graham Platner’s political appeal, but I wish more people would admit how much aesthetics played a role. The Maine Democrat’s press photo—his ruddy, sun-splashed face, tousled dirty-blonde hair, matching beard, and pecs bursting underneath a fitted black Henley—could easily be confused with the cover of a romance... more