美国共和党全国国会委员会称邓拉普和巴尔达西支持普拉特纳是“判断力严重缺失”，此事发生在缅因州最倾向共和党的民主党掌控席位之一
2026年5月28日 美国东部时间上午10:53 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚当·帕克 福克斯新闻
被追问时，普拉特纳未向紫心勋章老兵道歉
福克斯新闻前沿频道记者卡罗琳·埃利奥特在《福克斯新闻直播》中报道，缅因州民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在被问及此前删除的嘲讽紫心勋章老兵的网络帖子时，并未道歉。
新功能：您现在可以收听福克斯新闻文章了！
在缅因州支持特朗普的第二国会选区，那些旨在接替即将退休的众议员贾里德·戈尔登的民主党候选人纷纷支持有争议的参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳，尽管其党内温和派反对声越来越大。
缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯（民主党）于4月底退出参议院竞选后，三位争夺空缺众议院席位的领先民主党候选人在6月9日初选前纷纷支持推定的民主党提名候选人普拉特纳。
与这些寻求接替戈尔登的民主党人不同，戈尔登并未公开支持普拉特纳，并向《波特兰新闻先驱报》表示，他不打算参与参议院竞选。
缅因州州审计员马特·邓拉普和国会前助手乔丹·伍德明确 endorse 了普拉特纳的竞选活动。获得建制派支持的民主党州参议员乔·巴尔达西也在一份声明中暗示支持，该声明批评了共和党籍前州长保罗·勒佩奇——他在第二选区无对手角逐共和党提名。
民主党人与丑闻缠身的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳决裂，警告党内将现“内战”
但这些候选人对普拉特纳的煽动性社交媒体帖子以及其遮盖的类似纳粹标志纹身引发的争议基本保持沉默，这些问题引发了部分当选民主党人的反对。
福克斯新闻数字频道联系了巴尔达西、伍德和邓拉普的竞选团队，但未得到回复。
他们与普拉特纳的结盟可能会让民主党保住戈尔登空出的摇摆席位的本已艰难的道路更加复杂。尽管该选区倾向共和党，但戈尔登在2024年以不到3000票的优势连任。
无党派的库克政治报告将这场公开的众议院竞选评级为“倾向共和党”，理由是该农村选区的红色倾向以及戈尔登决定不寻求连任。
寻求在竞选中占据进步派路线的邓拉普计划下周与普拉特纳一同出席投票动员集会。左翼民粹主义议员、加利福尼亚州民主党人罗·卡纳将为该活动领衔，他已同时 endorse 邓拉普和普拉特纳。
“既然格雷厄姆·普拉特纳已是明确选择，我已准备好全力支持他的竞选，”邓拉普在社交媒体上写道，“他将成为一位出色的联邦参议员。”
伯尼·桑德斯为因红迪网评论遭抨击的缅因州参议院候选人辩护
“他正是缅因州一直在等待的那种领导人，这从他获得的广泛支持中可见一斑，”他继续说道。
众议院共和党竞选机构——美国共和党全国国会委员会（NRCC）正试图在这个全国由民主党掌控的最倾向共和党的选区之一，利用这些候选人与普拉特纳的关联做文章。
“继续支持格雷厄姆·普拉特纳，马特·邓拉普和乔·巴尔达西表现出了缅因州民众不会忽视的严重判断力缺失，”共和党全国国会委员会发言人莫琳·奥图尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
他们对普拉特纳的支持与温和派民主党人形成鲜明对比，比如宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼和马萨诸塞州众议员杰克·奥钦洛斯，他们都严厉谴责了普拉特纳的竞选活动。
身为犹太民主党人的奥钦洛斯认为，普拉特纳与纳粹有关的纹身及其为纹身辩护的言论“本身就丧失了参选资格”。
与此同时，华盛顿的资深民主党人大多未就普拉特纳的一系列争议发表评论，也未与这位参议院候选人划清界限。
点击此处下载福克斯新闻应用
前纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫的幕僚长梅利莎·德罗萨本周早些时候告诉福克斯新闻的布雷特·拜尔，民主党内部对普拉特纳参选的分歧表明党内裂痕正在加剧。
“缅因州的竞选确实展现了民主党内部正在发生的内战，有很多像我这样的温和派民主党人，如果我们输掉缅因州，不会有任何惋惜，”德罗萨说，“坦率地说，（如果输掉）本来就是一次（席位）易主。”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396670794112
Dems in Maine’s Trump-friendly district back Platner despite party backlash
NRCC says Dunlap and Baldacci show ‘stunning lack of judgment’ by embracing Platner in one of Maine’s reddest Dem-held seats
May 28, 2026 10:53am EDT / Fox News
By Adam Pack Fox News
Platner doesn’t apologize to Purple Heart veteran when pressed
Fox News Edge correspondent Caroline Elliott reports on Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner not apologizing when questioned on deleted online posts mocking a Purple Heart veteran on ‘Fox News Live.’
NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!
Democrats running to replace retiring Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s Trump-friendly 2nd Congressional District are lining up behind controversial Senate candidate Graham Platner despite mounting backlash from centrists within their own party.
After Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, exited the Senate race in late April, the three leading Democratic contenders vying for the open House seat backed Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee, ahead of the June 9 primary.
Unlike the Democrats seeking to replace him, Golden has not publicly backed Platner and indicated to the Portland Press Herald that he does not plan to get involved in the Senate race.
Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap and former congressional aide Jordan Wood explicitly endorsed Platner’s campaign. State Sen. Joe Baldacci, a Democrat with establishment support, also signaled support in a statement criticizing former Gov. Paul LePage, R-Maine, who is running unopposed for the GOP nomination in the 2nd District.
Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025, in Ogunquit, Maine.(Sophie Park/Getty Images)
DEMOCRATS BREAK WITH SCANDAL-PLAGUED GRAHAM PLATNER, WARN OF ‘CIVIL WAR’ IN PARTY
But the candidates have been largely silent on Platner’s inflammatory social media posts and controversy over his covered-up tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol — issues that have fueled backlash from some elected Democrats.
Fox News Digital reached out to Baldacci, Wood and Dunlap’s campaigns and did not hear back.
Their alignment with Platner could complicate Democrats’ already difficult path to holding the swing seat vacated by Golden, who won re-election in 2024 by fewer than 3,000 votes, despite the district’s Republican tilt.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the open House race “Likely Republican,” citing the rural district’s red hue and Golden’s decision not to seek re-election.
Dunlap, who is seeking to occupy the contest’s progressive lane, is scheduled to appear with Platner at a get-out-the-vote rally next week. The event is being headlined by left-wing populist Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who has endorsed both Dunlap and Platner.
“With Graham Platner now the clear choice, I am prepared to rally behind his candidacy,” Dunlap wrote on social media. “He will be a phenomenal United States senator.”
Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap has cozied up to Graham Platner as he vies for a battleground House seat vacated by Rep. Jared Golden, who is retiring.(Matt Dunlap for Congress)
BERNIE SANDERS DEFENDS MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE UNDER FIRE FOR REDDIT COMMENTS
“He is the kind of leader Maine has been waiting for, as demonstrated by the strong support he has generated,” he continued.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), House Republicans’ campaign arm, is seeking to exploit the candidates’ ties to Platner in one of the reddest districts held by a Democrat in the country.
“By continuing to embrace Graham Platner, Matt Dunlap and Joe Baldacci have shown a stunning lack of judgment that Mainers will not overlook,” NRCC spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole told Fox News Digital.
Their support for Platner stands in stark contrast to centrist Democrats, such as Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., who have sharply rebuked Platner’s campaign.
Auchincloss, a Jewish Democrat, has argued that Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo and his remarks defending it are “personally disqualifying.”
Meanwhile, senior Democrats in Washington have largely declined to comment on Platner’s slate of controversies or distance themselves from the Senate hopeful.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., called Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo “personally disqualifying” during an interview with CNN.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images; WGME via AP)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
Melissa DeRosa, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s chief of staff, told Fox News’ Bret Baier earlier this week that disagreement over Platner’s candidacy among Democrats is indicative of a burgeoning rift within the party.
“The Maine race really demonstrates the civil war that’s happening within the Democratic Party, and there are a lot of Democrats, moderate Democrats like myself, who will not cry tears should we lose Maine,” DeRosa said. “I mean, that would be a pickup to begin with.”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396670794112