‘Opportunistic Cowards’: Graham Platner’s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces

Maine Senate Democratic hopeful Graham Platner is taking fresh heat after a buried online post revealed he once branded all police officers “opportunistic cowards” — the latest in a parade of scandals that have plagued his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen.

Susan Collins.

The since-deleted Reddit screed, unearthed by The Maine Monitor, dates to ...