Democrats scramble to save Maine race after Platner implosion
Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments
Democrats are scrambling to save what seemed like a winnable Senate race in Maine after Graham Platner's implosion in the wake of a new rape allegation against him. While Platner has denied the accusation and has yet to end his campaign, he is bleeding supporters and his days look numbered.
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Platner has faced a string of scandals during his campaign, including over Reddit posts, a Totenkopf tattoo, extramarital texting, and, most recently, a sexual assault allegation.
The progressive oyster man decidedly defeated Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in the party primary. He has until July 13 to step down so the state party may choose another candidate.
Three people close to the discussions say party leaders prefer a process that's open, transparent and fair to all candidates, and that a replacement may be chosen at a statewide convention.
Democrats are scrambling to save what seemed like a winnable Senate race in Maine after Graham Platner's implosion in the wake of a new rape allegation against him. While Platner has denied the accusation and has yet to end his campaign, he is bleeding supporters and his days look numbered.
Graham Platner's campaign says it never tried to influence the process, but Maine Democratic Party leaders say he has no role in picking a new nominee.
Graham Platner’s campaign and the Maine Democratic Party are openly sparring as an assortment of defeated Democrats line up to replace Platner on the ballot.
Democrats have until 27 July to pick a new candidate to face Susan Collins in November – here are the options so far A 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 …
PORTLAND, MAINE – MAY 1: U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a television interview, after a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner, an oyster farmer by trade, is now the presumptive Democratic nominee before the Maine Primary elec…
