For weeks, Graham Platner appeared to be carrying the kind of political baggage that would derail most campaigns. Headlines focused on old controversies, personal struggles, and allegations from former partners. Yet despite the growing noise, Platner secured a significant victory in Maine.
Now, comments made by former Obama adviser David Axelrod during a podcast-style interview have intensified claims that many of those stories were deliberately amplified to damage the candidate's chances, raising fresh questions about the role of political narratives in modern elections.
