Authenticity is what American voters want

At first glance, Graham Platner and Adam Hamawy share little in common. Platner, an oyster farmer and a United States Marine Corps veteran, carries his burly, tattooed frame with a gruff and outspoken attitude. It is easier to imagine him as a lumberjack swinging an axe in the woods of his native Maine than as a politician glad-handing for votes. On the other hand, Hamawy, a New Jersey doctor, is soft-spoken, bookish, and modest. …