2026年6月2日 晚上9:10 UTC / 路透社
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2026年6月2日 晚上9:10 UTC 56分钟前更新
[1/3]2026年6月2日，缅因州联邦参议院民主党候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳离开华盛顿国会山的民主党参议院竞选委员会办公室。路透社/凯莉·库珀 购买授权，将在新标签页打开
内容提要
- 米尔斯退选后，普拉特纳被视为稳获民主党提名
- 尽管深陷争议，舒默仍背书普拉特纳
- 缅因州参议院席位争夺战被视为民主党夺回参议院控制权的关键一役
华盛顿，6月2日（路透社）——参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默周二表示，他已与缅因州该党顶尖联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳会面。下周初选将至，普拉特纳此前已卷入多起争议。
“我已背书格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。我们将击败苏珊·柯林斯，夺回参议院控制权，”舒默在一场新闻发布会上表示，拒绝进一步置评。
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当日晚些时候，普拉特纳离开民主党办公楼时未发表任何评论。据政治新闻网站Politico报道，他此行在华盛顿期间将多场筹款活动。
普拉特纳曾是海军陆战队队员，现为牡蛎养殖户，预计将在6月9日的民主党初选中胜出，迎战现任共和党参议员柯林斯。这场选举被视为民主党在11月中期选举中夺回参议院控制权的必赢之战。目前共和党在参议院以53席比47席占据多数。
多家媒体报道称，普拉特纳此前被曝出曾向多名女性发送露骨色情短信，这是其民粹主义竞选团队遭遇的最新一波争议。此前他还被曝有争议性网络发帖，以及一个类似纳粹标志的纹身。普拉特纳已就网络发帖道歉，并表示当时不知道该纹身与纳粹有关，现已将其遮盖。普拉特纳的竞选团队未回应置评请求。
他的主要竞争对手、缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯于4月退出竞选，但周一告诉当地媒体，她的名字仍将留在选票上。舒默最初曾支持米尔斯。
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Schumer meets with Maine Senate candidate Platner ahead of primary
2026-06-02 9:10 PM UTC / Reuters
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan
June 2, 2026 9:10 PM UTC Updated 56 mins ago
[1/3]Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, leaves the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Summary
Platner presumed to win Democratic nomination after Mills suspends campaign
Schumer backs Platner despite controversies
Maine race seen as key for Democrats to flip Senate
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he met with Graham Platner, the party’s leading Senate candidate from Maine who has battled a string of controversies ahead of next week’s primary election.
“I have endorsed Graham Platner. We are going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate,” Schumer said at a news conference, declining to comment further.
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Later in the day, Platner did not appear to comment as he left a Democratic Party office building. He was due to hold several fundraisers while in Washington, according to Politico.
Platner, a former Marine and oyster farmer, is expected to win the June 9 Democratic nomination to take on Collins, the incumbent Republican senator. The race is seen as a must-win for Democrats to take control of the Senate in the November midterm elections. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber.
Several news outlets have reported that Platner sent sexually explicit texts to multiple women in the latest controversy to hit his populist campaign, following revelations of controversial internet posts and a tattoo that resembled a Nazi insignia. Platner has apologized for the posts and has said he did not know the tattoo had Nazi links and has since gotten it covered up. Platner’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
His top rival, Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign in April but told local media on Monday that her name was still on the ballot. Schumer had initially backed Mills.
Reporting by Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan; editing by Andy Sullivan and Nia Williams
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