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How Are Democrats Choosing Graham Platner's Replacement—and Who Could It Be?
The party has until July 27 to select a new nominee to go up against Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in the midterms.
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Democrats in mad dash to replace Graham Platner before deadline
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Campaign volunteers have been taping over old Platner signs to quickly repurpose them for new candidates.
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With Graham Platner's exit from Senate race looming, Democrats line up to replace him
Democrats in Maine are already competing to get their name on the ballot and take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.
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Here's who's vying to replace Graham Platner as Maine Democratic Senate nominee
Graham Platner's move to suspend his Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation has prompted a mad dash in Maine, as Democrats position themselves as replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
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Democrats desperately scramble to replace 'scumbag' Graham Platner as brutal 100-day sprint approaches
The clock is ticking for Maine Democrats as they scramble to find a replacement for Graham Platner, who suspended his campaign amid a growing political firestorm around allegations.
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The Race to Replace Graham Platner Is Heating Up
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…
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Graham Platner is out. Troy Jackson should replace him | Dustin Guastella
Democrats need a candidate who can speak to working-class, inland and rural Mainers. A logger from the North Woods seems like the obvious choiceMaine’s US Senate race was blown wide open by Graham Platner dropping out of the race. Thankfully, a suitable populist is at hand to fill the breach. His name is Troy Jackson.Jackson was born to a 16-year-old…
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Here’s Who Could Replace Graham Platner on the Maine Ballot
Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s withdrawal from the race for a US Senate seat unleashed a scramble by a handful of candidates who have little time to build support ahead of a convention the party is planning before a July 27 deadline to confirm a name on the ballot.
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New Bernie Sanders-backed darling to replace Graham Platner has surprising conservative past
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.
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