LEWISTON, ME - As Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate a Democratic Senate candidate, a Republican lawmaker in the state says that Maine voters should be most concerned with the policies of Graham Platner, even though his political baggage has received most of the attention. "His personal life is a mess, right?" Maine Republican State Representative Laurel Libby told Fox News Digital on Monday."We understand that.
We've seen scandal after scandal come out.But what I think is incredibly dangerous are the policies that he's looking to advance."Libby, who represents Maine House District 90, which encompasses Minot and part of Auburn, said one of the policies she is most concerned about is Platner’s support of the progressive "Green New Deal", sweeping legislation that would cost taxpayers tens of trillions of dollars and phase out fossil fuel production. "Taking the extreme green agenda to DC that has already made our cost of electricity skyrocket in our state under Democrat leadership for the last eight years," Libby said.
"If we see that implemented in DC and we see costs increase across the country, it won't just be crushing Mainers, it will be crushing American families and workers across the board."SEE IT: MAINE VOTERS SOUND OFF ON PLATNER'S DIVISIVE CAMPAIGN AS CRUCIAL PRIMARY NEARS: 'HE'S A DISGRACE'Republican Maine State Rep.Laurel Libby said voters should not overlook Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's "dangerous" policies amid scandals surrounding the candidate.
(Fox News Digital ; Sophie Park/Getty Images)Libby told Fox News Digital that it "doesn’t surprise me" Democrats are poised to nominate Platner, despite his laundry list of controversies that critics have seized on, because Maine has been led by the "same kind of extremism" for 8 years as the party controls the governor’s mansion and legislature. "We have seen 32 new or increased taxes, we’ve seen all of our overall cost of living increase and so Graham Platner ha...