A U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins in Maine, as his party fights an uphill battle to try to recapture control of the chamber in next year’s midterm elections.

Democrat Graham Platner, a Marine and Army veteran, said he’s angered by how unlivable the northeastern most U.S. state has become for working-class people, blaming billionaires and corrupt politicians for hurting middle-class families and pushing others into poverty.

“I’m not afraid to name an enemy,” Platner said in a two-minute, 20-second launch video posted to X. “And yeah, that means politicians like Susan Collins. I’m not fooled by this fake charade of Collins’ deliberation and moderation.”

Platner’s campaign pits him against Jordan Wood, former

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