Platner fallout adds to Warren’s endorsement embarrassments

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While the 2026 midterm elections have been successful for socialist and leftist politicians throughout the country as they back anti-establishment candidates, there has been at least one left-wing politician who has floundered in her endorsement decisions.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has run into wall after wall when it comes to the candidates she has chosen to back during this midterm election cycle, with her track record showing her backing to be more a touch of death than a boon for Democratic campaigns. Although several of her preferred candidates have advanced in their races, like Analilia Mejia in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district and Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), many others lost in their primary races or fell dramatically from grace, like Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.

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