When Mario Nawfal reported on Monday morning that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner had abruptly canceled two town halls scheduled for Monday night, he described Platner as "DSA-backed."
🇺🇸 DSA-backed Sen. candidate Graham Platner canceled ANOTHER campaign event, with no reason given.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 6, 2026
This lines up as polls start testing other Dems against Susan Collins, and whispers grow about a potential new scandal that could force him out...
I'd ask if the October surprise… pic.twitter.com/DrtVVGGVWF
Politico national politics correspondent Will Steakin corrected Nawfal, making it clear that Platner was not backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
Platner is not DSA backed https://t.co/9wGV1qnbAl
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) July 6, 2026
He was backed by the biggest Democratic Socialist, Bernie Sanders, if that counts for anything. Also, a lot of people pointed to the Maine Democratic Socialists for America Voter Guide, which concluded, "We RECOMMEND that you vote for Graham Platner for US Senate." So they didn't technically endorse him; they just recommended that voters vote for him.
Oh really?
— Grateful Calvin (@shoveitjack) July 6, 2026
Have you seen this document? https://t.co/0niGjjfdFZ
Please check out page 7.
"We RECOMMEND that you vote for Graham Platner for US Senate." pic.twitter.com/rzlhd9TMF9
Hi. Leaving this here. pic.twitter.com/CvoI8CwR4b
— Desi H-1Bhenchods (@desitechsuppoat) July 6, 2026
Sure Comrade, Sure- pic.twitter.com/Jvzb8On8bE
— Egalitarian American (@American1068) July 6, 2026
The Maine DSA chapter recommended him in their voter guide and he was a DSA member.
— Mark (@MarkAeroEngnr) July 6, 2026
Bernie, leader of the DSA cult, has unabashedly supported him. The guy is at minimum Spiritually DSA.
— jerry (@classicalL1b) July 6, 2026
— AzorTheReturn (@AzorTheReturn) July 6, 2026
"Look, all our prominent members and streamers and sheepdogs and even an aligned consulting agency fervently backed Platner and admonished those who did not, but he was never endorsed officially "
— Rififi (@Moximillion17) July 7, 2026
Sure. Playing semantics at this point is a bad look.
— Dave Rau (@DavidRau101) July 6, 2026
I'm beginning to think you morons post stupidity like this so everyone else will tell you what's really going on.
— Randy Loves Curling 🇺🇸🥌 (@Damnoldguy) July 7, 2026
Not formally endorsed, but the DSA did recommend voting for him.
— Spencer Corbyn (@spencercorbyn1) July 7, 2026
Would "DSA-recommended Senate candidate Graham Platner" have been better than "DSA-backed?"
Yeah he is. He may or may not have had formal endorsement from the DSA, but they recruited him, ran his campaign, and excused him being a Nazi sex pest.
— Reclaim the Fight 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🇮🇳 🇹🇼 (@reclaimthefight) July 6, 2026
— Mike Dennis 🏴 (@Korn1699) July 7, 2026
What’s that you say ? pic.twitter.com/5Y3CV3IkcB
— BLOCK RADIO (@BlockRadioLive) July 7, 2026
What do you mean by “not DSA backed”?
— moose (@m00seknuck13) July 7, 2026
Sure he doesn’t have an official endorsement as that could backfire in Maine (same reason DSA didn’t endorse AES). But that doesn’t mean he’s not backed by their organizers and resources, as well as a recommendation to vote for him.
Who was the DSA backing in Maine if not Platner?
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