Sen. Susan Collins arrives to introduce U.S. First Circuit Judge nominee Joshua D. Dunlap during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on July 30, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Profiting off of destroying our environment, driving our families into poverty and crushing the middle class," he said.
Platner went on to say he supports universal healthcare, aiding veterans and stopping funding for foreign wars. The video was produced by Morris Katz, a top advisor to the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, according to the New York Times.
"Being a Bernie Bro and Kamala Harris donor is a profile to appeal to Portland progressives, not centrist and conservative voters in rural Maine," Jason Savage, the executive director of the Maine Republican Party said, according to the Times.
TRUMP ALLY MIKE COLLINS LAUNCH KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE BID TO FLIP DEMOCRAT-HELD SENATE SEAT
Sen. Susan Collins meets with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in her office on March 8, 2022. (Jim Bourg)
The Democratic challenger list against Collins is growing, and reports say those already in office are trying to tap Janet Mills, the state's 77-year-old Democratic governor, for the seat.
Republicans currently control the majority of the Senate by a 53-47 margin. Democrats would need to flip four seats in the 2026 midterm elections to take the majority.
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A spokesperson for Collins told Fox News Digital that Platner is "just another progressive entering the race."
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