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Is he Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump? Protest vote complicates Graham Platner’s victory

✇The Guardian - World news
By: David Smith in Blue Hill · Maine

Democrats have rolled the dice in Maine as they pursue a post-Trump future. Will it work?

It was over the moment he received the endorsement of Maine’s most famous resident: Stephen King, the master of horror, who announced on Tuesday that he voted for Graham Platner.

More than 100,000 Democrats in Maine agreed, making Platner, a marine veteran and oyster farmer, their nominee for the US Senate against Republican incumbent Susan Collins in November.

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© Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP

© Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP

© Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP

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Sanders-Backed Progressive Advances in California Swing District Against Valadao

✇NYT - Top Stories
By: Kellen Browning
Randy Villegas will face the incumbent, David Valadao, a Republican who has survived numerous challenges in a competitive district.

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Randy Villegas, a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, defeated Dr. Jasmeet Bains in the Democratic primary in California’s 22nd Congressional District. He will face Representative David Valadao, the Republican incumbent.
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