Overview
- Sen. Bernie Sanders is slated to appear with Graham Platner at a Sept. 1 rally in Portland, Maine, as part of his nationwide "Fighting Oligarchy" tour.
- Sanders announced the event but has not issued a formal endorsement of Platner.
- Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and backs efforts to block U.S. arms sales to Israel.
- Over the weekend in Michigan, Sanders campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed and said, "We are paying for the starvation of children in Gaza."
- El-Sayed is competing in a crowded Democratic Senate primary that includes Mallory McMorrow and Rep. Haley Stevens, who is described as a leading pro-Israel voice.