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Graham Platner, isolated, defies Maine Democrats as they try to hatch a plan

DNyuz

DNyuz

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July 8, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
Graham Platner, isolated, defies Maine Democrats as they try to hatch a plan

Increasingly isolated from the Democratic Party, Graham Platner is holed up at his home in rural Maine, navigating the likely end of his once-surging campaign for the U.S. Senate, as establishment fury over his prolonged exit grows louder. Platner’s campaign team held a call Wednesday afternoon in which campaign leadership sounded resigned to the idea []

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The Hill

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· Jun 30, 2026

Platner campaign 'being blown completely out of the water' by outside GOP spending: Memo

A Monday memo from Graham Platner’s campaign shows the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine is battling an onslaught of outside GOP spending. The memo, obtained by Politico, says Republicans spent 4.3 million on the race between Platner and incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from last Tuesday through Monday. Collins’s campaign spent 500,000, while PACs...

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...

Loonie Politics

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· Jul 8, 2026

Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine

NEW YORK (AP) — As Democrats scramble to contain a political disaster in Maine, the Republicans on the front lines of the GOP’s fight to hold the U.S. Senate majority are breathing a sigh of relief. For much of the year, Republican operatives have been quietly considering the real possibility that their party might lose [] The post Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine appeared first on Loonie Politics.

The Daily Signal

lean right

· 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...

Hindustan Times

lean left

· Jul 7, 2026

Graham Platner, oyster farmer & Democratic Senate candidate caught in a web of allegations

Who is Graham Platner? Explore the Maine Senate candidate's military career, oyster farming, sexual assault allegations and high-stakes Senate race.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jul 8, 2026

Maine Democrats to the disastrous sex pest and the consultants who brought you John Fetterman: go away and let us try to beat Susan Collins

Catastrophic Senate candidate Graham Planter continues to refuse to drop out because he and his Beltway dipshit advisers think they’re entitled to handpick his replacement. The party’s response to this is exactly correct: Wow, this message from the Maine Democrats account on X. It sounds like Graham Platner is trying to stay actively involved in [] The post Maine Democrats to the disastrous sex pest and the consultants who brought you John Fetterman: go away and let us try to beat Susan Collins appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

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Related coverage for "Graham Platner, isolated, defies Maine Democrats as they try to hatch a plan": The Hill — Platner campaign 'being blown completely out of the water' by outside GOP spending: Memo. AllSides — Opinion: Graham Platner is not representative of America. Loonie Politics — Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine. The Daily Signal — Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.. Hindustan Times — Graham Platner, oyster farmer & Democratic Senate candidate caught in a web of allegations. Lawyers, Guns & Money — Maine Democrats to the disastrous sex pest and the consultants who brought you John Fetterman: go away and let us try to beat Susan Collins