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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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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....
Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.
Source tells the Guardian Platner intends to officially withdraw on Monday; Democrats have limited time to finalize an alternative Senate nominee in Maine Sign up for the Breaking News US e...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) urged Democrats to move on from Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, after Platner was accused of sexual assault and said he was dropping out of his race....
Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination in a landslide despite mounting controversies throughout his campaign.
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Democratic Party's role in naming a new nominee after Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Maine Senate race. NB...
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The party has until July 27 to select a new nominee to go up against Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in the midterms.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
Graham Platner has suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, leaving Democrats scrambling to select a replacement candidate within three weeks.
“We continued to ask Graham for the billionth time in this race if there was any information he had not shared,” says one adviser. “He continued to say no.”
Dr. Nirav Shah, the former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, officially launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday morning. Shah is running to step i...
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