CNN: What we know (and don’t know) about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
Party officials are weighing several contenders as they race to meet deadlines and keep the seat in play for Democrats' bid to win the Senate.
- Maine Democrats need to select a replacement for Senate nominee Graham Platner, who suspended his campaign after a rape allegation he denies.
- Several candidates, including Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, David Costello, Dan Kleban, and Jordan Wood, have expressed interest or entered the race following Platner's withdrawal.
- Troy Jackson quickly announced his bid with support from progressive groups, though some Democrats are hesitant due to his connection with Platner.
- The Maine Democratic Party plans to hold a nominating convention by July 27 to choose Platner's successor before the November election.
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Chieng: Only Susan Collins Would've Voted For Graham Platner After Latest Allegations
Chieng: Only Susan Collins Would've Voted For Graham Platner After Latest Allegations According to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host-of-the-week Ronny Chieng, Graham Platner had to end his Senate campaign after being credibly accused of rape and sexual assault because nobody would vote for him except the woman who would have been his opponent: Sen. Susan Collins. In order to make such a claim, Chieng simply assumed the evidence against Plante…
Don't mistake Democrats ditching Graham Platner as a moral stand
Mainstream Democrats are finally jumping ship on Graham Platner’s now-defunct campaign for Senate in Maine. This isn’t a moral stand — it’s an electoral crisis. These Democrats were perfectly fine with Platner having a Nazi concentration camp tattoo, calling rural white Americans “stupid” and “racist,” mocking a wounded American soldier and saying he “didn’t deserve to live,” cheating on his wife, desiring to rape home intruders, blaming rape vi…
The Chaotic Sweepstakes to Replace Graham Platner
“A chaotic scramble is under way for Democrats to replace Graham Platner with a new nominee in the race for U.S. Senate from Maine, already drawing in more than half dozen candidates ranging from a brewer to an epidemiologist,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Since Platner announced he would leave the race Wednesday following a […]
The oyster breeder and ex-soldier Graham Platner was supposed to help the U.S. Congressional elections to overturn the Senate. Now he withdraws because of a rape charge. For the Democrats the consequences are devastating.
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