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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 former gubernatorial candidate and Graham Platner were closely ideologically aligned, with both receiving endorsements from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The former gubernatorial candidate and Graham Platner were closely ideologically aligned, with both receiving endorsements from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Senate pick announced his withdrawal in angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ The Democrats who could replace Graham Platner Sign up for the Breaki...
The Maine Democratic Party has voted to hold a convention now that Graham Platner has announced his departure from the U.S. Senate race
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The Maine Democratic Party has voted to hold a convention now that Democrat Graham Platner has…
He departed the Maine Senate race exactly as expected, insisting that every accusation against him was a lie and his withdrawal was everyone else’s fault.
Democrats are scrambling to field a candidate as popular as Platner to clinch Maine in the midterms.
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.
Former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson (D) on Wednesday announced his campaign to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), not long after Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner dropped out...
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Democrats now have less than three weeks to find a new candidate in one of their party’s most important midterm contests.
Maine Dems Piece Together Plan to Help Party Hold Senate Graham Platner is finally out. In a defiant statement last...
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...
Maine Democrats are racing to salvage their bid to defeat Sen. Susan Collins after Graham Platner suspended his campaign Wednesday evening.
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Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of No...
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