US Sen. ++Bernie Sanders++ on Sunday rallied in Orono, ++Maine++with progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner, who called for transformative political change to reclaim the ++wealth++that has been “stolen by corrupt politicians and the corporations that bought them.”
Platner, who effectively locked up the Maine’s ++US Senate++Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills ++exited the race last month++, placed five-term incumbent Republican Sen. ++Susan Collins++ among the corrupt lawmakers who have sold out ++workers++ and advanced the interests of the billionaire class, which is ++shelling out millions++ to protect Collins’ seat.
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