缅因州众议员劳雷尔·利比表示，普拉特纳会将推高缅因州生活成本的政策带到华盛顿
2026年6月9日 美国东部时间早上6:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：安德鲁·马克·米勒、基拉·麦克唐纳
缅因州共和党众议员劳雷尔·利比警告选民，不要忽视民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的“危险”政策，尽管近期一连串丑闻占据了舆论焦点。
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缅因州刘易斯顿—— 随着缅因州选民周二前往投票站提名民主党参议院候选人，该州一名共和党议员表示，尽管格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的政治负面包袱受到了最多关注，但缅因州选民更应警惕他的政策。
“他的个人生活一团糟，对吧？” 缅因州共和党众议员劳雷尔·利比周一告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“我们都清楚这一点。我们见过一桩又一桩丑闻曝光。但我认为真正极其危险的，是他打算推行的那些政策。”
利比代表缅因州众议院第90选区，该选区涵盖米诺特和奥本部分地区。她表示，最令她担忧的政策之一，是普拉特纳对进步派“绿色新政”的支持。这项全面立法将耗资数万亿美元纳税人资金，并逐步淘汰化石燃料生产。
“将已经让缅因州电价飙升的极端绿色议程带到华盛顿，过去八年民主党执掌州政府期间，我们州已经深受其害，” 利比说，“如果这项政策在华盛顿得到推行，全国范围内的成本都将上涨，受冲击的将不只是缅因人，而是全美各地的家庭和劳动者。”
【详情：缅因州关键初选临近，选民对普拉特纳分化性竞选活动发声批评：‘他是个耻辱’】
缅因州共和党众议员劳雷尔·利比表示，尽管围绕民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的丑闻不断，选民仍不应忽视他的“危险”政策。（福克斯新闻数字频道；索菲·帕克/盖蒂图片社）
利比告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，尽管普拉特纳劣迹斑斑，批评者已抓住这些争议不放，但民主党有望提名他，这“并不让我意外”。因为过去八年，缅因州一直由该党主导，掌控州长办公室和州议会，推行“同类极端政策”。
“我们见证了32项新增或上调的税收，我们的整体生活成本全面上涨。而格雷厄姆·普拉特纳正是在这种环境中脱颖而出，他打算将同样的政策带到华盛顿，伤害的不只是缅因人，而是全美民众，” 利比说，“我认为他极其危险，我们绝不能让他进入参议院。”
尽管普拉特纳的立场和言论存在争议，但民调支持率依然居高不下。利比解释称，她认为令选民担忧的大多数生活负担问题，根源在于州一级政策，而非联邦层面。
【普拉特纳的支持者罗·卡纳坚称，最新指控中“没有暴力证据”】
民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳于2026年6月7日周日，在缅因州波特兰的一场竞选活动外，向爆满的人群发表讲话。（罗伯特·F·巴卡蒂/美联社照片）
“我认为大多数缅因州选民都在想，我的天，生活成本正把我们逼到绝境，在缅因州做生意太难了。我们的成本不断上涨，所以我们需要改变，” 利比说，“他们没有意识到，正是州级政策让我们的生活如此艰难。于是他们寻找救星，他们认为，一些更极端的缅因人觉得自己在格雷厄姆·普拉特纳身上找到了救星。但事实绝非如此。”
“他所做的一切，就是将那些已经严重伤害缅因州的极端政策——推高电价、推高生活成本、增加税收——带到华盛顿，届时缅因人的负担将持续加重。我认为缅因人最好远离格雷厄姆·普拉特纳和他的极端政策，否则缅因州的生活成本将继续飙升。”
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系普拉特纳的竞选团队置评。
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缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯于2026年1月13日周二，在美国国会山出席共和党参议院午餐会后离开。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ罗尔呼叫公司）
普拉特纳被广泛认为是民主党参议院提名的当然人选，即将迎来周二晚间的初选，民主党州长珍妮特·米尔斯和前高级政府官员戴维·科斯特洛也将参与角逐。
如果普拉特纳胜出，他将在11月与现任共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯展开对决。
利比不会在2026年寻求连任，她最近创立了“引领缅因”组织，希望帮助更多缅因州选民掌握工具，投票支持本州优秀的保守派领导人。
“我们致力于教育、动员并赋能缅因人，推动我们期望看到的州内变革，” 利比说，“这其中不包括选举格雷厄姆·普拉特纳这样的极端分子进入参议院，而是要让缅因人明白，离我们最近的政府对我们的影响最大。”
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GOP lawmaker warns voters that Platner’s ‘extreme’ policies just as concerning as his baggage: ‘Stay away’
State Rep Laurel Libby says Platner would take policies that crushed Maine’s cost of living to Washington
June 9, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
By Andrew Mark Miller , Kiera McDonald
Republican Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby warns voters not to overlook Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s “dangerous” policies amid a recent string of scandals.
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LEWISTON, ME – As Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate a Democratic Senate candidate, a Republican lawmaker in the state says that Maine voters should be most concerned with the policies of Graham Platner, even though his political baggage has received most of the attention.
“His personal life is a mess, right?” Maine Republican State Representative Laurel Libby told Fox News Digital on Monday. “We understand that. We’ve seen scandal after scandal come out. But what I think is incredibly dangerous are the policies that he’s looking to advance.”
Libby, who represents Maine House District 90, which encompasses Minot and part of Auburn, said one of the policies she is most concerned about is Platner’s support of the progressive “Green New Deal,” sweeping legislation that would cost taxpayers tens of trillions of dollars and phase out fossil fuel production.
“Taking the extreme green agenda to DC that has already made our cost of electricity skyrocket in our state under Democrat leadership for the last eight years,” Libby said. “If we see that implemented in D.C., and we see costs increase across the country, it won’t just be crushing Mainers, it will be crushing American families and workers across the board.”
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Republican Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby said voters should not overlook Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s “dangerous” policies amid scandals surrounding the candidate.(Fox News Digital ; Sophie Park/Getty Images)
Libby told Fox News Digital that it “doesn’t surprise me” Democrats are poised to nominate Platner, despite his laundry list of controversies that critics have seized on, because Maine has been led by the “same kind of extremism” for eight years as the party controls the governor’s mansion and legislature.
“We have seen 32 new or increased taxes, we’ve seen all of our overall cost of living increase and so Graham Platner has sprung out of that and is looking to take those same policies to D.C., harming not just Mainers but folks across the country,” Libby said. “I think he’s tremendously dangerous, and we can’t have him in the Senate.”
As Platner continues to experience high poll numbers despite his controversial positions and statements, Libby explained that she believes most of the affordability issues that are concerning voters are because of policies at the state level, rather than federal.
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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
“I think the majority of Maine voters are in a place where they’re going, oh my gosh, the cost of living is killing us, it’s hard to do business in Maine. Our costs are going up, and so we need something,” Libby said. “Not understanding that it’s state policies that are making life so hard for us. And so they look for a savior, and they think, you know, some of them think, some of the more extreme Mainers think that they’ve found that in Graham Platner. Couldn’t be further from the truth.”
“All he’s gonna do is take these extreme policies that have already harmed us so tremendously here in Maine, increase electricity costs, increase the cost of living, increase our taxes, and take that to D.C., where then we’re gonna continue to see a burden increase on Mainers. I think Mainers would be well advised to stay far away from Graham Platner and his extreme policies, or else we’re going to see our costs continue to skyrocket here in Maine.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign for comment.
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, leaves a Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)
Platner, widely believed to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, heads into a Tuesday night primary election where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former senior government official David Costello are on the ballot.
If victorious, Platner will square off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Libby, who is not seeking re-election in 2026, recently launched Lead Maine, a group she hopes will empower more Maine voters with the tools to vote for strong conservative leaders in the state.
“We’re looking to educate, engage, and empower Mainers to make the change that we want to see in our state,” Libby said. “That does not include electing extremists like Graham Platner to the Senate, but making sure that Mainers understand that it’s the government that’s closest to us that affects us the most.”
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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