U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is receiving some unsolicited advice from a member of his own party – the mayor of Portland.
Mark Dion, during an appearance on Maine Wire TV, advised Platner to prove how is going to translate his rhetoric into governing.
“I get the speech but what happens after that?” Dion asked. “You know, how do you put together a governing package? I mean clearly he demonstrated a certain style of campaigning and it seems to resonate with a body of Mainers but I want to know about governing.
“I don’t need to hear the commercial. I want to know specifically what you plan on doing for the city of Portland.
Asked by Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston whether Platner is “more of a show horse than a workhorse,” Dion said, “I want him to convince me of that. It’s like the speeches are great – it takes more than a speech.”
The mayor was unable to explain to show host Tom Shattuck why he has yet to meet Platner.
“So far you’ve been snubbed by Graham Platner,” Shattuck said.
“Well, they say we’re going to talk – I haven’t seen it happen yet,” Dion said.
Mayor Of Maine’s Largest City Skeptical Of Fellow Democrat Graham Platner’s Campaign Rhetoric
By Ted Cohen
