Who Will Replace Platner on the Maine Ballot? These Democrats Are Raising Their Hands
A new poll found Jackson leading Susan Collins 49% to 44% as Democrats debate whether he should replace Platner.
- On Thursday, Maine Democrats began jockeying to replace Senate nominee Graham Platner, who announced his intention to withdraw following a sexual assault allegation, forcing the party to select a new candidate for the pivotal race against GOP Senator Susan Collins.
- A Maine resident alleged Platner entered her home intoxicated in late 2021 and committed sexual assault, which Platner denied as 'false.' Maine law permits the party to name a replacement if he exits by July 27.
- Former state Senate president Troy Jackson emerged as frontrunner, with Public Policy Polling showing him leading Collins 49 percent to 44 percent among 785 Maine voters surveyed Tuesday, just one day after the allegation surfaced.
- The Maine Democratic Party plans to hold a nominating convention to select the replacement. Other candidates include Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban and former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director Nirav Shah.
- Whoever the party selects will face Collins in less than four months, and Democrats view the seat as essential to maintaining Senate control despite internal divisions over the convention process.
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Bernie-backed Maine Democratic Senate hopeful squirms over past Graham Platner support
Former Maine gubernatorial candidate and potential Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson struggled to answer for his past support for Graham Platner during an MS NOW interview on Thursday.Before Platner officially suspended his campaign amid a rape allegation, Jackson filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to potentially replace Platner as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. Prior to the recent allegation against Platner…
Here's who's vying to replace Graham Platner as Maine Democratic Senate nominee
Graham Platner's move to suspend his Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation has prompted a mad dash in Maine, as Democrats position themselves as replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
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