Columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that Senate candidate Graham Platner represents an internal factional battle within the Democratic Party. The discussions surrounding Platner are seen as a proxy fight.

Graham Platner is not just a candidate for the Senate in Maine, argues the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie on “The Opinions,” but also a representative of “an intra-Democratic Party factional battle.” Bouie says the arguments around Platner resemble a proxy fight unfolding within the party.