With Graham Platner bowing out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine following allegations that he raped his former partner, the scramble to replace him is well underway—and the field of possible alternatives is starting to get considerably crowded. Since the allegations that essentially ended Platner’s campaign came out, on Monday, the Maine Democratic…
Democrats in Maine are already competing to get their name on the ballot and take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.
Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. Why it matters: Platner's exit ahead of the Monday deadline clears the way for Democrats to name a replacement candidate in a race that is critical to their effort to win a Senate majority…
The move paved the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of the Senate.
Embattled candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine’s U.S.
In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27.
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
The left is so desperate to replace accused rapist Graham Platner with a “working-class hero” to fill the void that Bernie Sanders and the progressive wing have thrown their support behind an Allagash logger – despite his decidedly un-socialist past.
Ex-Senate candidate Graham Platner wrote a letter to election officials on Friday, formally declaring his exit from the race with a middle finger to the Democratic establishment and... The post Graham Platner’s Last Words While Announcing Formal Withdrawal from Maine Senate Race in Letter to State Election Officials: “F*ck ICE. Free Palestine. Up the…
Graham Platner officially filed to leave the race for one of Maine's seats in the U.S. Senate on Friday after facing intense criticism for numerous scandals.Democrats now have only 17 days under Maine law to find his replacement and take on the campaign to replace incumbent Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins.'My name may have been on the ballot, but that…
