Graham Platner
Coverage from Aug 3 – Aug 16 across 73 episodes of national and local news audio, split by each show’s editorial lean.
Graham Platner
Maine Senate candidate
Both sides land in the same place on Platner — a 0.11 gap is inside the noise.
Left-leaning outlets focused on Graham Platner's controversial past and the serious allegations against him, particularly regarding domestic violence and misogyny. They framed his candidacy as problematic for the Democratic Party, emphasizing the challenges of supporting a candidate with such allegations while contrasting the accountability standards between the two parties.
Right-leaning outlets focused on Graham Platner's character and the perception of him within the Democratic Party. They emphasized his controversial past, including extreme views and personal anecdotes that painted him as an unconventional candidate. The tone was critical, often contrasting him with other candidates, and suggesting that his withdrawal from the race reflected poorly on his viability as a candidate.
Blue = left-leaning outlets, red = right-leaning. The bar color is separate: green = favorable coverage, red = hostile.
Catchwind · Aug 3 – Aug 16 · 73 episodes · outlet leanings from AllSides / Ad Fontes
We don’t judge whether anything said on air is true. Each show’s editorial lean is assigned from published third-party media-bias ratings — before we look at any of its coverage — and the two accounts above are each written from that side’s own airtime, neither in view of the other.