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Democrats are racing to replace Platner before a state deadline as the withdrawal threatens their chance to flip a must-win Senate seat, officials said.
- Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign on Wednesday night following a sexual assault allegation, ending the race for the oysterman and former Marine.
- On July 6, Politico reported that an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of sexual assault nearly five years ago, though previous controversies including 'toxic' behavior had not deterred 72% of Maine's Democrats from voting for him in June's primary.
- Posted on social media just 48 hours after the report, Platner's 11-minute video claimed he had "won" against entrenched systems but said establishment figures would not "let us have it, not if it's me."
- Democrats will select a new nominee at a convention within two weeks to replace Platner, scrambling to meet a July 27 state-mandated deadline and remain competitive against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
- Senator Susan Collins, a five-term incumbent, remains formidable; Democrats fear replacing Platner in just three months may alienate his base, endangering party success this year and complicating 2028 presidential prospects.
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Platner’s Fall Was Foreshadowed in a Facebook Post
“The red flag that led to Graham Platner’s collapse was hiding in plain sight,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “For months, a 2024 Facebook post cautioning women against dating Platner, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine, had been circulating among the political class in the state and in Washington, D.C. The post was […]
·New York, United States
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He was sold as "an ordinary person", and threatened the power of both top Democrats and Donald Trump. Last night Graham Platner defected and now two weeks of fighting between the right and left in the Democrats await.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
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