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SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops…
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support.
Embattled Maine Democrat Graham Platner dropped out of the Senate race Wednesday, giving Democrats less than a month to find...
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer whose populist platform took Maine by storm, dropped his Senate bid Wednesday night as controversies over his past stacked up, leaving Democrats without a...
Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins
Early and steadfast supporters of Platner, including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, have called for him to drop out.
Early and steadfast supporters of Platner, including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, have called for him to drop out.
Two days after a woman accused Graham Platner of rape, he had not given up his Senate nomination in Maine, even as state Democrats announced plans to hold a nominating convention if he step...
Frustration mounts that Maine nominee has not withdrawn over sexual assault claim as Trump says Platner ‘in a bind’ Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Graham Platner, the emb...
The questions surrounding Democrat Graham Platner have left a crucial U.S. Senate race unsettled just months before the midterm elections
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
Here's your Daily Kos Recap for July 8.
The U.S. Senate candidate has until Monday to exit the race.
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, flagra...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell joined the chorus of lawmakers demanding that Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner step aside following a newly public all...
Seemingly preparing for his anticipated exit, U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner’s campaign is surveying volunteers on what they believe should happen next as calls continue for him to drop...
Maine state Rep. Valli Geiger on Wednesday said Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner privately nudged her to seek to replace him if he suspended his bid for office as his campaign remai...
Platner's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Platner has denied wrongdoing but said on Monday he would take time "to reflect on the best path forward."
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy
"Something that has not changed since we heard from Jenny Racicot: the Democrats will not be lectured by the party of Donald Trump and Ken Paxton.” The post ‘You Can Make the Face!’ Jessica...
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, ending speculation about his potential candidacy.
Actor Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, quashing speculation that the "Grey's Anatomy" star and People magazine's former Sexiest Man Alive was amo...
Actor Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, quashing speculation that the “Grey’s Anatomy” star and People magazine's former Sexiest Man Alive was amo...
Drop Site journalist Ryan Grim authenticated messages Wednesday showing that Politico omitted a key detail about the sexual assault allegations against Democratic Maine Senate candidate Gra...
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Now: Wording Gap is 96/99 and story health is stable · 34 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.