Who’s Running to Replace Graham Platner — and Who Isn’t
The party will choose a new nominee from a field divided over Israel policy and Gaza, after Platner’s exit left a July 27 deadline.
- Following sexual assault allegations, Graham Platner suspended his Maine Senate campaign on Wednesday, forcing Democrats to select a replacement before the July 27 deadline through a convention of roughly 600 party delegates.
- Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson launched his campaign on Wednesday, joining Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and physician Nirav Shah as potential candidates to replace Platner in the race against incumbent Susan Collins.
- The contest reveals a rift within Maine's Democratic Party over Israel's conduct in Gaza, with Jackson affirming opposition to military aid while other hopefuls remain divided on whether the campaign constitutes genocide.
- National progressive pundits and Jewish advocacy groups are pressuring party leadership, with the Jewish Democratic Council of America stating it hopes to back a candidate reflecting Jewish American values and priorities.
- Despite internal divisions, Maine Democrats aim to harness volunteer energy to defeat five-term incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November, requiring a quick nomination process to mount a competitive general election campaign.
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The Race to Replace Graham Platner Is Heating Up
With Graham Platner bowing out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine following allegations that he raped his former partner, the scramble to replace him is well underway—and the field of possible alternatives is starting to get considerably crowded. Since the allegations that essentially ended Platner’s campaign came out, on Monday, the Maine Democratic Party has been constructing a plan to select another candidate. The party has landed on hostin…
Troy Jackson Says He Would 'Never Vote’ for Military Aid to Israel if Elected to Senate
As he runs to take the place of Graham Platner as the Democratic US Senate nominee for Maine, former State Senate President Troy Jackson affirmed that he was in step with the majority of Democratic voters and would oppose sending military aid to Israel as it commits what he called a "genocide" in Gaza.
Platner’s exit sets off scramble for new Senate candidate in Maine
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Graham Platner’s announcement that he was suspending his Senate run in Maine has plunged Democrats into a fast-paced search for a replacement. The post Platner’s exit sets off scramble for new Senate candidate in Maine appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Progressives push for anti-Israel Platner replacement, spread conspiracies about exit
The pressure campaign follows Platner’s exit from the race Wednesday night after a former partner accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021. By Corey Walker, The Algemeiner Popular progressive pundits are ramping up pressure on party leaders to ensure that any replacement for former Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner is not supportive of Israel or aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), warning that a strongly pr…
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