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Maine Democrats are facing a ticking clock to find a new candidate to go up against GOP Sen. Susan Collins this fall, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following a sexual assault allegation.
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Maine Democrats are facing a ticking clock to find a new candidate to go up against GOP Sen. Susan Collins this fall, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following a sexual assault...
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.
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...
Graham Platner built a grassroots movement in Maine. As Maine Democrats weigh what's next now that he's exited the race, winning that support will be key.
The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine has state Democrats wrestling with questions over candidate vetting and whether the next nominee should come from the party’s moder...
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) on Thursday launched her campaign to take the place of Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine. In a statement after Platner...
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.
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...
A former logger, the owner of a brewery and a public health chief are among the candidates now vying for the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Susan Collins.
Democratic nominee Graham Platner dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, two days after an accusation of sexual assault tanked support from his party. “This is incredibly dif...
With Graham Platner dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate, Maine democrats have just over two weeks to pick a new nominee. Several people are already in the running.
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES: Graham Platner’s possible replacement has his own allegations. The Maine Democrat floated as a possible replacement for scandal-plagued Senate candidate Graham...
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