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Graham Platner: “She [Susan Collins] voted to send me off to fight in [a…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Dem. Sen. candidate Graham Platner speaks at Maine rally amid NYT report

Published | Video Starts at 13:29

And we have watched her. We have watched her for. There's watched her for decades support these stupid, pointless foreign wars like the one She [Susan Collins] voted to send me off to fight in [a war]. Susan Collins hasn't met a war she doesn't like. And it's no surprise because she's married to a lobbyist who represents the defense industry. You don't see as many articles about that. (13:29–13:30)

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