Sen. Susan Collins’ allies preview ‘the end for Graham Platner’ in Maine Senate war

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 748 words · By Ryan King

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Susan Collins’ allies preview ‘the end for Graham Platner’ in Maine Senate war See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Susan Collins’ allies preview ‘the end for Graham Platner’ in Maine Senate war See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

Susan Collins wasted little time gearing up for a bruising battle with oyster farmer Graham Platner now that he has officially clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Graham Platner now that he has officially clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Republican incumbent Susan Collins is s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in South Carolina will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent South Carolina. The Democratic nominee is pediatri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Graham Cunningham Platner (born September 1, 1984) is an American oyster farmer, Marine Corps veteran, and politician. Platner was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 US Senate election in Maine until …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Platner

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Claim 2: “The Pine Tree State Republican celebrated her nomination for a historic sixth term”

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Wikipedia and Ballotpedia both confirm that incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins is seeking a sixth term in the 2026 election.

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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins

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web search NEUTRAL — She is also the first popularly elected U.S. Senator from Maine to be elected to a 5th term. ... Throughout her Senate service, Senator Collins has worked with ...
https://www.collins.senate.gov/about/susan-collins

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web search NEUTRAL — Incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Maine on Nov. 3, 2026.
https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Mai…

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Claim 3: “Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee”

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While Wikipedia confirms Tim Scott is a Senator from South Carolina, none of the provided evidence confirms that he currently chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of endorsements for declared or potential candidates in the Republican primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 presidential campaign of Tim Scott launched on May 22, 2023, when Tim Scott, a United States Senator from South Carolina, announced that he would seek election to the presidency in 2024. His …
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Claim 4: “she technically has power as chair of [the Senate] Appropriations [Committee]”

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Claim 5: “The 73-year-old is the first senator in US history to cast 10,000 votes in a row.”

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Web search results explicitly state that by casting her 10,000th vote in a row, Collins set a Senate record as the first to do so.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the electoral history of Susan Collins, the senior United States senator from Maine since 1997. Previously, she was the 1994 Republican nominee for Governor of Maine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Susan_Col…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political positions of Susan Collins are reflected by her United States Senate voting record, public speeches, and interviews. Susan Collins is a Republican senator from Maine who has served since…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins

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Claim 6: “having taken part in her 10,000th roll call last week.”

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Multiple sources, including AP News and other web results, confirm she recently cast her 10,000th consecutive Senate vote.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Republican incumbent Susan Collins won re-e…
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Claim 7: “Collins is lagging Platner by 7.4 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics polling aggregate”

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Claim 8: “Platner has barnstormed Maine since last summer, holding at least 83 town halls”

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The search results provided for this claim are adult content and completely irrelevant to the political activities of Graham Platner.

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Claim 9: “She had an uncontested primary.”

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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the name 'Susan' or unrelated people) and do not provide information regarding her primary election status.

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web search NEUTRAL — Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egypti…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan

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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Jane Myers was born in Miami on September 1, 1946; some sources say she was a native of Washington, D.C. [1][5][6] From the age of ten, Backlinie lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she swa…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Backlinie

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web search NEUTRAL — The name Susan [ soo -z uh n ] [1] is a female given name, based around the name Susanna; the name was extremely popular in the United States during earlier parts of the 20th century.
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Claim 10: “frequently tops the Lugar Center’s ranking of most bipartisan senators based on legislation sponsored or co-sponsored.”

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Claim 11: “Collins, the lone Republican to represent a New England state in Congress”

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Claim 12: “Since taking office in 1997, Collins (R-Maine) has not missed a single vote”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Senator Collins has not missed a vote since taking office in 1997.

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