The Ghost of Graham Platner Will Haunt Establishment Democrats
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Democrats are in the process of exorcising Graham Platner from the party and the Maine Senate race, but Platner’s ghost could haunt Democrats for years to come. Platner’s candidacy was an ambitious experiment led by progressive party outsiders, as self-proclaimed socialists racked up wins from Calif…
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Maine Democrats are scrambling after embattled Senate nominee Graham Platner reportedly demanded the right to choose his own replacement as pressure mounts for him to leave the race. The controversy follows a string of scandals that have prompted top Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Bernie San…
The scandals involving Graham Platner, still the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, continue. Nevertheless, Platner looks to be making demands. On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Platner should “step aside.” Platner has until next Monday to decide.
Graham Platner easily won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine despite an array of scandals involving a Nazi tattoo, antisemitic horseplay, offensive online commentary, flagrant lying, serial infidelity, and domestic abuse.
The controversial Maine progressive may be out of the Senate race, but his resignation speech suggests he is already plotting a comeback, writes Eli Lake.
The Maine Democratic Party agreed Wednesday to hold a convention and pick a replacement for former Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. During an emergency meeting, more […]
Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Graham Platner , the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sex…
Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat in the ring to replace Graham Platner , the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sexua…
Alleged rapist Graham Platner's exit from the U.S. Senate race in Maine had Democrats scrambling Thursday to find a replacement candidate and repair the damage done to the party.
Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s insurgent bid to oust incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from the legislature quickly fell apart in a turbulent and public string of controversies that left the Democratic Party with little time to put together a comparable campaign.
Graham Platner’s spectacular collapse in Maine is reverberating through Democratic politics well beyond one Senate race, prompting a fresh debate over how the party vets insurgent candidates and whether Michigan’s closely watched Senate primary has become the next test of those lessons.
CNN By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — 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.
Democrats are in the process of exorcising Graham Platner from the party and the Maine Senate race, but Platner’s ghost could haunt Democrats for years to come. Platner’s candidacy was an ambitious experiment led by progressive party outsiders, as self-proclaimed socialists racked up wins from Calif…
The former US Senate candidate’s spectacular fall has upended the Maine Senate race and left voters fuming at the party Almost exactly one year ago, Graham Platner, who has no political experience, was cherry-picked by out-of-state political activists.
