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Elizabeth Warren pressed after saying lefty controversial senate candidate Graham Platner is her 'kind of man'

Warren defended her support for Platner and explained why she had called him her “kind of man.”

Elizabeth Warren pressed after saying lefty controversial senate candidate Graham Platner is her 'kind of man'
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Elizabeth Warren defended calling Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner her “kind of man,” saying she supports his focus on economic fairness and that voters should judge who he is today. The interview also revisited controversies over Platner’s past comments and tattoo.

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Elizabeth Warren
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Massachusetts senator defending her support for Graham Platner

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Democratic Senate candidate whose past controversies are raised in an interview about Warren’s support

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Susan M. Collins
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Maine senator whom the Democratic nominee would seek to unseat

Maine governor and Democratic Senate candidate running against Platner for the party’s nomination

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