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Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11

Ron Hart: Is Nepo Nutjob Platner the best Dems have to offer?

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

It was good to see Democrat Socialist Mayor Mamdani at the Knicks vs. Spurs game at Madison Square Garden this week. He sat in a seat costing $100,000 to $200,000, which proves what I have always said: Socialism always works out well for those in charge of it.

Trump was also there, announcing that he is close, with the Gay Ayatollah, to opening up the Strait of Hormuz. What a better way to kick off Gay Pride than to have the straights open up!

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But right up the gerrymandered New England highway in Maine, another Democrat Socialist won big in his primary race to run against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

To supporters, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine is a humble, self-made oyster farmer with an authentic, working-class voice. In reality he’s a dilettante nepo baby. His grandfather was one of the architects of the World Trade Center, his dad bought him his house, and his mom is his only oyster customer.