Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to the media outside his Maine campaign office, amid reports of another high-level staff resignation linked to controversies.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to the media outside his Maine campaign office, amid reports of another high-level staff resignation linked to controversies.
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Kepergian senior lain mengenai kampanye Graham Platner untuk Senat Maine

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Kampanye Demokrat Graham Platner untuk Senat AS di Maine mencatat keluarnya pejabat tinggi lain: bendahara kampanye Victoria Perrone mengundurkan diri pada 28 Oktober, menurut Daily Wire, yang mengutip Judge Street Journal. Catatan federal sekarang mencantumkan Ben Martello sebagai bendahara, menurut laporan tersebut, menambah pengunduran diri baru-baru ini di tengah pengawasan terhadap posting online masa lalu Platner dan tato yang menyerupai simbol era Nazi.

Upaya Graham Platner untuk menggulingkan Sen. Republik Susan Collins menghadapi pergantian staf baru minggu lalu ketika bendahara Victoria Perrone mundur pada Selasa, 28 Oktober, menurut Daily Wire, yang mengutip Judge Street Journal dan mengatakan catatan Komisi Pemilihan Federal sekarang mencantumkan Ben Martello sebagai bendahara. Kami belum melihat secara independen pengajuan FEC dasar tersebut. (dailywire.com)

Perubahan bendahara mengikuti kepergian direktur keuangan nasional Ronald Holmes III pada 31 Oktober, yang mengumumkan di LinkedIn bahwa “standar profesionalnya … tidak lagi sepenuhnya selaras dengan kampanye tersebut.” Outlet lokal WMTW mempublikasikan pernyataan tersebut dan melaporkan bahwa kampanye berargumen hampir 90% penggalangan dana berasal dari donor kecil secara online yang ditangani oleh direktur digitalnya. Politico juga mengonfirmasi pengunduran diri Holmes. (wmtw.com)

Awal minggu itu, manajer kampanye baru yang direkrut Kevin Brown meninggalkan operasi hanya beberapa hari setelah mulai, mengutip alasan keluarga setelah mengetahui bahwa dia dan istrinya mengharapkan anak, menurut laporan WMTW dan Politico. (wmtw.com)

Pergantian staf dimulai setelah direktur politik bekas Genevieve McDonald mengundurkan diri pada 17 Oktober, awalnya karena posting Reddit yang dihapus dan muncul kembali dari Platner. Kemudian dia mengkritik tato dada yang menyerupai simbol Nazi Totenkopf, menulis di Facebook bahwa Platner seharusnya menutupinya sejak lama; komentarnya dilaporkan oleh outlet utama termasuk Washington Post dan Politico. (wmtw.com)

Platner, veteran Marinir dan Angkatan Darat, mengatakan dia mendapatkan tato tengkorak dan tulang silang pada 2007 saat minum saat cuti pantai dan tidak menyadari asosiasinya dengan Nazi hingga baru-baru ini. Dia memberi tahu wartawan bahwa dia sekarang telah menutupi tato itu dengan desain lain, menurut Associated Press. (nbcnewyork.com)

Meskipun kontroversi, Platner tetap berada di primary Demokrat yang kompetitif yang sekarang mencakup Gubernur Janet Mills, yang memasuki perlombaan Senat 2026 pada 14 Oktober, menurut Reuters. Pemenang akan menghadapi Collins pada November mendatang. (reuters.com)

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