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A spokesman for the Maine chapter of the largest labor union in America threatened death by firing squad to any Democrats who refused to support Graham Platner\u2019s campaign come November.<\/p>

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Andy O\u2019Brien, the communications director for the Maine American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), fantasized on social media about lining Democrats who refuse to support Graham Platner \u201cup against the wall,\u201d as if for execution. The former state legislator\u2019s Monday post was in response to an opinion piece published in The Hill by a female Democrat strategist who criticized her party\u2019s silence over Platner\u2019s questionable character. (RELATED: Scandal-Plagued Dem Candidate Platner Reveals He Used To Get Checked For STDs)<\/strong><\/p>

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ORONO, MAINE \u2013 MAY 24: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a \u201cFighting Oligarchy\u201d tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026 in Orono, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for Maine\u2019s U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>

The Monday op-ed\u00a0blasted the overwhelming Democrat support Platner received \u2014 even after the married Maine Senate candidate\u2019s Nazi tattoo, sexual messages on the \u201cpredator\u2019s paradise\u201d app Kik, offensive now-deleted Reddit posts, and allegations of abuse surfaced.<\/p>

O\u2019Brien responded to The Hill\u2019s post of the op-ed, writing on X, \u201cFirst up against the wall when the revolution comes.\u201d<\/p>

The op-ed\u2019s author, Laurie A. Watkins, writes, \u201cI have dedicated much of my career to advancing causes I believe make our country stronger. But I have never believed that a candidate deserves my vote simply because they have a \u2018D\u2019 next to their name.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cPerhaps that is what troubles me most about this moment: the growing expectation that we should be willing to set aside questions of character when the stakes feel high enough, for the sake of electoral victory,\u201d Watkins continues.<\/p>

In addition to his communications role with the Maine chapter of the nation\u2019s largest federation of unions, O\u2019Brien served as a state representative from 2008 to 2012, according to his LinkedIn. He posts regularly on his Substack in support of Platner.<\/p>

O\u2019Brien has also written frequently as a champion of workers\u2019 rights, attacking Republican educational policies and race-related oppression targeting union workers. In one article, titled \u201cIt\u2019s time to fight back against white supremacist organizing in Maine,\u201d the Platner supporter condemned\u00a0\u201cdehumanizing rhetoric against our Black and brown neighbors\u201d and claimed that \u201cunions actually help make people less racist.\u201d<\/p>

Platner\u2019s campaign has sharply divided Democrat politicians, receiving some endorsements and other condemnations. (RELATED: Democrat Rep. Jake Auchincloss Calls Graham Platner\u2019s Nazi Tattoo \u2018Disqualifying\u2019)<\/strong><\/p>

Platner will face incumbent Republican Sen. Collins in the November general election. Current polls place Platner two points ahead of Collins at 49 percent.<\/p>

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