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Platner’s advisers urged him to go out with ‘gratitude.’ He led with grievance.
Graham Platner went down swinging — even as some of his political confidants urged him not to. Several of the embattled Maine Democrat’s closest advisers pleaded with him Wednesday to strike a “conciliatory” tone in the announcement terminating his Senate campaign, according to two people close to Platner’s team with knowledge of the internal discussions.…
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What we know – and don’t – about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
The selection of Maine’s next Democratic Senate nominee will come down to roughly 600 people — 500 of whom haven’t been chosen yet. Graham Platner suspended his campaign on Wednesday following POLITICO’s reporting on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2021, which he denies. That clears the way for the Maine Democratic…
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Dan Kleban jumps (back) into Maine Senate race
Dan Kleban, the Maine Beer Company founder who briefly ran for Senate last year before dropping his bid and endorsing Gov. Janet Mills in the race, relaunched his campaign Wednesday by taking early swings against GOP Sen. Susan Collins and the “DC establishment.” “I’m glad that Graham Platner has ended his campaign. For too long,…
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Graham Platner just dropped out. Here’s who could replace him.
Graham Platner just dropped out of Maine’s Senate race. Some Democrats have already said they want to replace him. A POLITICO report of a new sexual allegation against Platner on Monday set off a scramble among Maine Democrats, as they pressured the candidate to step down and weighed who could take his place to defeat…
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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ended his campaign on Wednesday after facing a detailed allegation of sexual assault, an astounding and rapid fall for the progressive oysterman whose meteoric rise and grassroots support helped him overcome establishment opposition to secure his party’s nomination. But a persistent accumulation of controversies weighed on Platner’s campaign for…
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Platner campaign quietly polls potential replacements as pressure mounts
Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner’s team quietly fielded a poll Tuesday gauging the strength of people who could replace him on the ballot, as pressure mounts for him to drop out of the race. The flash poll, obtained by POLITICO, was conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by Platner’s campaign, according to a…
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The Kamala Harris lesson Maine Democrats don’t want to repeat
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The effort to push Graham Platner out of the Maine Senate race has some Democrats flashing back to 2024 — and making them worry about abandoning their nominee. Platner has seen a dramatic drop in support within the party and has lost his biggest financial backers after POLITICO reported that a woman…
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A majority of Senate Dems say Platner should drop out. Here’s where they all stand.
More than half of the Senate Democratic caucus has called for Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race, less than 24 hours after POLITICO reported that a woman the oysterman once dated had accused him of sexual assault. Platner called the claim “false.” Most Democrats previously stuck by Platner even as his…
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Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he told Maine Democrat Graham Platner to end his Senate bid on Tuesday, in the wake of a POLITICO report that a woman who Platner dated said he forced her to have sex with him. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine. In light…