These Political Operatives Engineered Graham Platner, Then Made a Fatal Mistake
July 10, 2026
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as posted by the channelGraham Platner has withdrawn from Maine's U.S. Senate race amid a rape allegation he denies. Billy Bush breaks down how strategists Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan discovered and launched his candidacy in the first place — recruiting him during a 5:30am house visit in Sullivan, Maine, then admittedly opting for a bare-minimum background check that missed the Reddit posts and tattoo controversy that would go on to help sink him.
Billy digs into their own words about the vetting process, their ties to consultant Morris Katz and the Zohran Mamdani campaign machine, and what it means for Maine Democrats now scrambling to find a replacement to face Susan Collins.
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