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Senate candidate's ad criticizing Red Sox ownership pulled from air

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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ran a controversial ad during a Red Sox game criticizing the team's ownership for private equity involvement. The ad was pulled by NESN, which is owned by Fenway Sports Group, the same entity that owns the Red Sox. Platner is using the incident to amplify his populist message against private equity's influence, while his opponent, Senator Susan Collins, has used the situation to question Platner's judgment. AI

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Senate candidate's ad criticizing Red Sox ownership pulled from air

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Kyle Hightower, The Associated Press ·

    Graham Platner runs controversial ad during Red Sox game vowing to ‘reverse the private equity curse’

    The Maine Senate candidate spent Memorial Day turning a 15-second cable buy into a populist media story as NESN pulled his ad.

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