While Maine Republican incumbent Susan Collins received applause from both sides of the political aisle on the Senate floor as she cast her 10,000th consecutive vote, a television in the press gallery aired an interview on MSNOW with the oysterman vying to unseat the five-term senator.
It was not the kind of press anyone wants, let alone a progressive Democrat underdog who at times has pulled ahead in polling. Graham Platner was responding to allegations he abused and mistreated past girlfriends.
