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What we know – and don’t – about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
The party has until July 27 to replace Platner in the key battleground Senate race.
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Maine Democrats navigating uncharted waters as Graham Platner says he will step down
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Maine is a key state in the Democratic Party's plan to win back the U.S. Senate. But that plan is in trouble as the state's Democrats are scrambling to replace nominee Graham Platner, who is not going quietly.
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Maine contenders: the Democrats who could replace Graham Platner
Democrats have until 27 July to pick a new candidate to face Susan Collins in November – here are the options so farA month after he won Maine’s Democratic primary, Graham Platner, the oyster farmer turned insurgent candidate has suspended his campaign after being accused by a former girlfriend of severely sexually assaulting her in 2021 – an allegation he…
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Maine Democrat Graham Platner suspends Senate candidacy amid allegations
Fellow Democrats pulled their support this week after published reports featured a woman who said Platner sexually assaulted her while intoxicated in 2021.
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Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race in Maine
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
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Democrats fume at Bernie Sanders for enabling Graham Platner’s rise in Maine
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…
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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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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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Maine Democrats Race to Escape Platner
A July 6 allegation of sexual assault appears to have been the final straw for Democratic support of Maine Senate...
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