Politico's Jonathan Martin Avoids Blaming Politico for Hyping Flawed Candidates

Newsbusters ^ | October 22, 2025 | P.J. Gladnick

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Now that the heavily hyped Maine "oyster farmer," Graham Platner, who is running as a Democrat to defeat incumbent Senator Susan Collins has been exposed as deeply flawed, Politico's senior political columnist Jonathan Martin has lashed out at who he considers responsible for foisting Platner upon us with minimal/no vetting. And according to Martin that culprit is primarily the Democrat party as you can see in his Wednesday column, "Democrats Keep Falling for Political Fantasies. When Will They Learn?."

However, what is notable is that although he mentions "journalists" in passing, he conveniently overlooks Politico's own role in promoting the flawed oyster farmer.

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Politico swallowed the campaign hype about Platner hook, line, and sinker and are now upset at the Democrats for foisting flawed candidates like that upon the public.