Embattled candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine’s U.S.
Paperwork ends Democratic campaign laden with scandals, including most recently accusations of sexual assaultGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, officially withdrew his candidacy on Friday afternoon, ending a campaign laden with scandals.Maine’s secretary of state confirmed Platner had filed the paperwork to remove his name from…
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…
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…
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.
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.
Democrat Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, allowing members of the party to choose their new nominee this month. “I write to formally withdraw my candidacy for United States Senate,” the progressive oyster farmer wrote in a letter posted to social media Friday, later adding that “my name may have been…
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…
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
Embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the race to be the next U.S. Senator for the state of Maine. His exit from the race comes just days after an escalating wave of sexual assault allegations against him came to light.
