{"id":3299,"date":"2026-06-09T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:04:18","slug":"maine-is-bringing-iraq-war-politics-back-this-governor-is-feeling-deja-vu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=3299","title":{"rendered":"Maine is bringing Iraq War politics back. This governor is feeling d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The state\u2019s long-awaited primary is Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s edition \u2026 There are a bunch of compelling storylines in tonight\u2019s primaries &#8230; We want your World Cup predictions \u2026 but first \u2026<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=3296\">In Trump\u2019s second term, fewer seats for women at the table<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3298\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-1024x695.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8b051941643ab4f0931f7ebfa2acce2a-2048x1390.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner listens as he is introduced at a campaign town hall meeting in Portland, Maine on June 7. (Brian Snyder\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It has been a decade since an Iraq War vote has played a central role in a political campaign. But in the Maine Senate race, Sen. <b>Susan Collins<\/b> (R), the incumbent who voted to authorize the war more than two decades ago, is likely to face <b>Graham Platner<\/b> (D), who served three tours in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Along with our colleague<b> Liz Goodwin<\/b>, we wrote about this dynamic between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/07\/iraq-war-shapes-maine-senate-race-between-veteran-graham-platner-susan-collins\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/07\/iraq-war-shapes-maine-senate-race-between-veteran-graham-platner-susan-collins\/\">longtime Senate incumbent and upstart liberal challenger<\/a> over the weekend. What is particularly interesting is how Platner\u2019s three combat tours in Iraq have also become the candidate\u2019s key defense as he weathers allegations that he sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/31\/platner-sexting-controversy-what-it-could-mean-democrats\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/31\/platner-sexting-controversy-what-it-could-mean-democrats\/\">sexually explicit text messages<\/a> to women while married and had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\">volatile relationships<\/a> with women.<\/p>\n<p>He told his supporters at the rally he went through a period of \u201cdarkness\u201d when he returned from war and was battling untreated PTSD and feels that his past has been \u201cweaponized\u201d against him.<\/p>\n<p>Platner will be on the ballot today, where he is the heavy favorite to be the Democrats\u2019 Senate nominee in Maine \u2014 despite the controversies surrounding him.<\/p>\n<p>We quoted one person in our piece that we wanted to dig in deeper on:<b> <\/b>Connecticut Gov. <b>Ned Lamont<\/b> (D).<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years ago, Lamont himself was the liberal challenger of a longtime incumbent \u2014 and his biggest disagreement with Sen. <b>Joe Lieberman<\/b> was the incumbent\u2019s vote to authorize the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this war in Iran, I feel like I\u2019ve seen this movie before,\u201d Lamont told us, referring to this administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/06\/08\/airstrikes-intensify-israel-iran-clashes-leave-ceasefire-brink\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/06\/08\/airstrikes-intensify-israel-iran-clashes-leave-ceasefire-brink\/\">ongoing conflict with Iran<\/a>. \u201cPoliticians have short memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/07\/07\/nyregion\/iraq-war-dominates-liebermanlamont-debate.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/07\/07\/nyregion\/iraq-war-dominates-liebermanlamont-debate.html\">In a 2006 debate<\/a>, Lamont said: \u201cPresident Bush rushed us into this war \u2014 he told us it would be easy, we\u2019d be welcomed as liberators. &#8230; And Senator Lieberman cheered on the president every step of the way when we should have been asking the tough questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lamont would go on to win his primary against Lieberman, a victory that was seen as an indictment of the Iraq War and a harbinger for the way the war would become a political albatross for Democrats and Republicans alike. Lieberman went on to run and win in the general election as an independent.<\/p>\n<p>There are some echoes of these politics in Maine, where Platner is invoking his service as a key differentiator from Collins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen running against someone like me who has lived the material consequences of her bad decisions,\u201d Platner told us, \u201cI don\u2019t really think she knows what to do with that.\u201d Collins defended her Iraq War vote in a statement to The Post, saying lawmakers were acting in the aftermath of the \u201cgreatest terrorist attack in our history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Lamont, there is a bit of redux in this moment. Platner told us that his service had informed his jump into politics, while Lamont cast his opposition to the war in similar terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was absolutely central. That\u2019s why I stood up,\u201d Lamont said of the role the Iraq War played in his 2006 race.<\/p>\n<p>Lamont has watched since that race how Iraq War politics played a central role in key campaigns. In 2008, then Sen. <b>Barack Obama<\/b> used the war as a cudgel against then-Sen. <b>Hillary Clinton<\/b> (D-New York) in the primary and then Sen. <b>John McCain<\/b> (R-Arizona) in the general election. And in 2016, <b>Donald Trump<\/b> lambasted Clinton during the general election for Iraq, pledging to be an anti-war president despite later<i><b> <\/b><\/i>starting this conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Donald Trump had learned that lesson,\u201d Lamont said. \u201cHe was the one who said, \u2018No more of these forever wars.\u2019 &#8230; I hear these echoes all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Lamont said he thinks Platner\u2019s focus on this issue is smart politics, even if that particular war ended over a decade ago.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=3293\">Josh Naylor\u2019s grand slam powers Mariners past Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI salute Graham Platner. I think he has a lot of credibility. He was over there. He was putting his life on the line,\u201d Lamont said. \u201cAnd now looking back on it, he realizes leadership probably led him astray. And are we better off in Afghanistan? Are we better off in Iraq for that war 20 years ago? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And because of that, Lamont argued, this will certainly not be the last time that an upstart politician will use a war vote against an incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did we learn from our experience in Iraq 20 years ago?\u201d Lamont asked. \u201cThe president paid a lot of lip service to having learned the mistakes of that Iraq war, but here we are again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/07\/iraq-war-shapes-maine-senate-race-between-veteran-graham-platner-susan-collins\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/07\/iraq-war-shapes-maine-senate-race-between-veteran-graham-platner-susan-collins\/\">Read our full report on how Maine is bringing Iraq War politics back here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Maine, several other states also have their primaries today: Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Palmetto state is particularly interesting. Republican Gov. <b>Henry McMaster<\/b> is term-limited after serving for a decade, and a host of high-profile Republicans are running to succeed him.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. <b>Pamela Evette<\/b> is running with the endorsement of President <b>Donald Trump<\/b>, and today\u2019s race will be a closely watched<i><b> <\/b><\/i>test of Trump\u2019s endorsement power. Trump has so far had a mixed bag of success with his endorsed candidates \u2014 for some, the president\u2019s blessing has led to major victories against well-funded opponents, including in the Texas and Louisiana Senate races. But other races have shown his support is not a fail-safe, notably with the Trump-backed Rep. <b>Randy Feenstra<\/b> losing in the Iowa primary for governor to <b>Zach Lahn<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The other candidates are also well known in the state and beyond. Evette is up against Reps.<b> Nancy Mace<\/b>, <b>Ralph Norman<\/b> and South Carolina Attorney General <b>Alan Wilson<\/b>. Wilson\u2019s father is Rep. <b>Joe Wilson<\/b> (R-South Carolina). Mace is frequently in the national spotlight for her eccentric style on Capitol Hill and her vocal support for releasing the Justice Department\u2019s records on Jeffrey Epstein. She was one of the few House Republicans to join Democrats early in forcing a vote on making the files public.<\/p>\n<p>Mace still <a href=\"https:\/\/nancymace.org\/trump-mace\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/nancymace.org\/trump-mace\/\">advertises a past endorsement from Trump<\/a> as part of her gubernatorial campaign, even though the endorsement is from a past House run.<\/p>\n<p>McMaster is also backing Evette.<\/p>\n<p>Down ballot, Sen. <b>Lindsey Graham<\/b> is running for his fifth six-year term in office. He is leading in most public polls by comfortable margins and has Trump\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey has been a wonderful friend, and has always been there when I needed him,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social, citing Graham\u2019s work as chair of the Budget Committee.<\/p>\n<p>But he is also one of the most ardent supporters of the war in Iran \u2014 an unpopular conflict with the broader electorate, particularly as it leads to market disruptions and goes against Trump\u2019s campaign promise of staying out of extended wars overseas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Los Angeles Times<\/b>: You have heard of a professional actor. But what about a professional reality TV star? \u201cEmbracing unscripted TV fame (and fandoms), \u2018The Traitors\u2019 has become one of the central platforms for a very 21st-century form of celebrity: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2026-06-08\/survivor-the-traitors-top-chef-vanderpump-rules-the-valley-reality-tv?utm_source=newsshowcase&amp;utm_medium=gnews&amp;utm_campaign=CDAqDggAKgYICjCMrFww6-ELMLP3jwU&amp;utm_content=rundown\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2026-06-08\/survivor-the-traitors-top-chef-vanderpump-rules-the-valley-reality-tv?utm_source=newsshowcase&amp;utm_medium=gnews&amp;utm_campaign=CDAqDggAKgYICjCMrFww6-ELMLP3jwU&amp;utm_content=rundown\">the professional reality star<\/a>,\u201d the paper writes.<\/p>\n<p><b>USA Today<\/b>: The College World Series is set, with eight teams headed to Omaha for what is often referred to as <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/baseball\/2026\/06\/06\/college-world-series-teams-bracket-2026-ncaa-baseball-tournament\/90435748007\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/baseball\/2026\/06\/06\/college-world-series-teams-bracket-2026-ncaa-baseball-tournament\/90435748007\/\">one of the most fun events in sports<\/a>.<b> <\/b>The teams are: West Virginia, Troy, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rogue Valley (Oregon) Times<\/b>: How bad is the drought out West? A local authority in Oregon\u2019s Klamath Basin is asking farmers not to irrigate their fields \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/rv-times.com\/2026\/06\/07\/klamath-farmers-will-take-payments-to-idle-fields-amid-drought\/?utm_source=newsshowcase&amp;utm_medium=gnews&amp;utm_campaign=CDAQg4Dli8rRu8gMGImRyd6rzsCqigEqEAgAKgcICjDg098LMMzv9gM&amp;utm_content=rundown\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/rv-times.com\/2026\/06\/07\/klamath-farmers-will-take-payments-to-idle-fields-amid-drought\/?utm_source=newsshowcase&amp;utm_medium=gnews&amp;utm_campaign=CDAQg4Dli8rRu8gMGImRyd6rzsCqigEqEAgAKgcICjDg098LMMzv9gM&amp;utm_content=rundown\">and paying them for saving water<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are gearing up for the World Cup in this newsletter \u2014 and Dan will be heading out to California for a few matches. So we wanted to ask you: Who are you rooting for in this World Cup? Do you have ties to another country that impacts your fandom? Or please tell us why you pull for that random team you always seem to love? Let us and your fellow Early Brief readers know at <a href=\"mailto:earlybrief@washpost.com\" rel=\"\" title=\"mailto:earlybrief@washpost.com\">earlytips@washpost.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading. You can follow Dan and Matthew on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/merica\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/merica\">@merica<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matthewichoi\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matthewichoi\">@matthewichoi<\/a>.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=3292\">Brewers outlast A\u2019s 15-14 in 12 innings as teams combine for 11 homers and 34 hits in Las Vegas<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state&#8217;s long-awaited primary is Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine is bringing Iraq War politics back. 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