Hello,
I won an award my senior year in high school (and I’ve got the yearbook photo to prove it). I was voted “Most Likely to Start a Revolution” among my graduating class.
It’s kind of funny. But I guess growing up in a poor, working-class town, I knew even as an 18-year-old: The system is rigged. It is rigged by the wealthy and the powerful. It is designed to screw the working class and rob us of wealth. And those in power are not going to so readily give it up.
My name is Graham Platner. I’m the Marine Corps veteran and oyster farmer running for U.S. Senate to defeat Susan Collins here in Maine. And I am – apparently – starting a revolution.
In my revolution, there is Medicare for All.
In my revolution, we do not fund genocide.
And in my revolution, it is the people – not billionaires or the oligarchy – who hold power.
If wanting people to have health care and be able to afford a home makes me a revolutionary, so be it. I’m not going to speak in platitudes or shy away from what I believe. There is a war going on in this country, and the fascists are winning right now.
Susan Collins is the most vulnerable Republican senator in the country. But she’s already been endorsed by AIPAC and taken millions from corporations and special interests. If we’re going to be able to take on the oligarchy, defeat Susan Collins, and flip this Senate seat blue, I am counting on folks like you to chip in to help fund this campaign and this movement today.
Please use the links in this email to start a monthly donation through ActBlue:
I work every day with my hands on my boat. I know that any amount – as low as $1 – is a lot to ask. But even revolutions require funding.
I am so grateful to have your support.
In solidarity,
Graham Platner