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Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner ramps up in Maine

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July 9, 2026

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The state party has a little over two weeks to pick someone to take the place of its disgraced Senate nominee. The post Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner ramps up in Maine appeared first on MS NOW.

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Twitchy

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· Jul 9, 2026

Ratio Alert! The Atlantic Bemoans Graham Platner Making Things Harder for Dems (Cue Norm Macdonald Memes)

Ratio Alert! The Atlantic Bemoans Graham Platner Making Things Harder for Dems (Cue Norm Macdonald Memes)

The Hill

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· Jul 8, 2026

Democratic infighting roils process to replace Platner in Maine Senate race

Maine Democrats are looking to quickly turn the page on Senate candidate Graham Platner’s imploding campaign and select a new nominee ahead of a looming Monday deadline, but escalating tension between his campaign and the state party is threatening Democrats’ hopes of salvaging a race critical to flipping the Senate this fall. Maine Democratic Party...

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 8, 2026

Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.

The Maine Democratic Party is working “around the clock” to replace Graham Platner, but as the Democrat Senate nominee, he has leverage—and he’s using it. A civil war is brewing in Maine. As calls continue for Platner to step down, he has stayed silent and continues to deny multiple allegations of sexual assault. According to...

Real Clear Politics

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· Jul 11, 2026

Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?

The conventional media wisdom is that Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins is sitting back and laughing this week, and well she might be. The collapse of Graham Platner's campaign is an implosion for the ages, and it puts the state's Democrats in a tricky situation they need to navigate skillfully in these next two weeks.

AllSides

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· Jun 22, 2026

Opinion: Graham Platner is not representative of America

Of all the reasons that Maine residents were given to vote for Graham Platner in his race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate — and many of them boiled down to beating Donald Trump and Republicans — the most disturbing one came from Bill Maher. After telling his HBO audience ahead of the primary that we need to restore balance in our government, and a Democratic Senate would help a lot with that, the talk-show host explained that, actually, we are all Graham Platner...

PBS NewsHour

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· Jul 7, 2026

More Democrats call for Platner to drop Maine Senate bid after sexual assault accusation

The list of Democrats calling for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw continues to grow a day after a woman he once dated accused him of sexual assault. Platner denies the allegation and said he was reflecting on his path forward. Amna Nawaz discussed the future of the race with Steve Mistler of Maine Public Radio.

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Related coverage for "Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner ramps up in Maine": Twitchy — Ratio Alert! The Atlantic Bemoans Graham Platner Making Things Harder for Dems (Cue Norm Macdonald Memes). The Hill — Democratic infighting roils process to replace Platner in Maine Senate race. The Daily Signal — Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.. Real Clear Politics — Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?. AllSides — Opinion: Graham Platner is not representative of America. PBS NewsHour — More Democrats call for Platner to drop Maine Senate bid after sexual assault accusation