Platner's replacement in Maine is a family man — just not in the way voters might expect
Elections,Midterm Elections,Maine,Senate Elections
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Democrats in Maine have swapped one radical U.S. Senate nominee with a whole lot of personal baggage for another — this time, a nominee who shares a great deal more in common with his romantic "partner" than a house and children.
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