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.
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Democratic Party's role in naming a new nominee after Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Maine Senate race. NBC News' Ryan Nobles and Sahil Kapur discuss their reporting on what led up to Platner’s withdrawal and where Democrats in the Pine Tree State could go from here.
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.
A state lawmaker in Maine claimed former Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) urged her to put her name in the ring to replace him on the ballot on Monday, days before he suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. State Rep. Valli Geiger (D) told local outlet WMTW that Platner talked with her earlier this…
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…
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.
Democrats in Maine are already competing to get their name on the ballot and take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is in the hot seat for his previous support of Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, with some Democrats arguing the Vermont independent helped elevate a deeply flawed candidate in a must-win race. Criticism mounted this week as party voices dinged Sanders’s judgment and the broader influence of the liberal wing in…
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania spoke to FOX News on the phone last night to react to the exit of Graham Platner from the Maine senate race. The post Senator John Fetterman Reacts to Graham Platner Dropping Out of the Maine Senate Race: ‘The Trash Took Itself Out’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
