Maine Democrats are looking to quickly turn the page on Senate candidate Graham Platner’s imploding campaign and select a new nominee ahead of a looming Monday deadline, but escalating tension between his campaign and the state party is threatening Democrats’ hopes of salvaging a race critical to flipping the Senate this fall. Maine Democratic Party…
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.
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The party has until July 27 to replace Platner in the key battleground Senate race.
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.
Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year's most important races in the wake of Graham Platner's decision this week to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies.
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.
A July 6 allegation of sexual assault appears to have been the final straw for Democratic support of Maine Senate...
