Graham Platner Loses Democratic Support as Maine Senate Deadline Nears

Graham Platner Faces Withdrawal Calls as Maine Senate Deadline Nears

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S.

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Has Democratic nominee Graham Platner's Senate campaign reached its end in Maine? How are Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate if it does? Plus, The Hill's Amie Parnes ranks the top Democratic presidential candidates. Join Amie, Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson and campaign reporter Caroline Vakil for the Fight For 2028. The discussion is scheduled to begin...

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Platner may be finished, but voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain

Graham Platner's bid for Maine Senate may be all but over, but it's likely other candidates will find themselves on a similar path in the future.

Who will replace Graham Platner after he drops Maine Senate bid?

Following a stunning fall from grace that caused Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner to drop off the upcoming ballot, the state of Maine is scrambling for a replacement. Many would-be Senators hope to fill the vacant spot, but do any stand a chance of defeating the long-term Republican incumbent? Platner’s scandalous exit Hopes for Platner’s...

Platner drops out: CNN interviews 3 potential replacements

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, clearing the way for Democrats to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. Platner faced Maine’s July 13 deadline for general election candidates to withdraw from the ballot. The state Democratic Party will now have two weeks to put forward a replacement candidate. 0:00 Platner drops out of race 0:51 Troy Jackson, former Maine state senator 2:11 Shenna Bellows, Maine secretary of state 4:24 Dr. Nirav Shah, former acting director of the CDC Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #election #Senate #News

Battle for Senate Is Looking Awfully Close

Republicans are ahead or close in the states that are crucial for Democrats to win the Senate in November's elections.

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.

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...

Rep. Comer Blasts Senate GOP Over Stalled SAVE America Act

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., on Sunday sharply criticized Senate Republicans for failing to advance the SAVE America Act, intensifying pressure on GOP lawmakers as President Donald Trump’s election integrity legislation remains stalled in the Senate. During an appearance on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show,” Comer questioned why Republican []...Click to read more

Schumer Just Called For Platner To Withdraw

Democratic support for Graham Platner is collapsing nationwide. Chuck Schumer has decided to pull the plug. The good news is that we’re still four months out from the election and the damage can be mitigated. Most likely former Maine governor Janet Mills will take the candidacy currently filled by Graham Platner. Platner has been too

SEN RICK SCOTT: Americans work five days a week, why can’t the Senate?

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Bernie Sanders FINALLY Addresses Platner Rape Claim

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday finally pulled his support for embattled Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner after a woman accused the leftist oyster farmer of rape. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine. In light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step ...

2028 Democrats Who Disgraced Themselves Most for Graham Platner

Graham Platner easily won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine despite an array of scandals involving a Nazi tattoo, antisemitic horseplay, offensive online commentary, flagrant lying, serial infidelity, and domestic abuse. He appears poised to end his candidacy after an ex-girlfriend's credible rape accusation—amid sagging poll numbers and a looming deadline to select a new candidate—finally compelled Democrats and sympathetic journalists to abandon ship.The post 2028 Democrats Who Disgraced Themselves Most for Graham Platner appeared first on .

How Long Can Graham Platner Make Demands?

The scandals involving Graham Platner, still the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, continue. Nevertheless, Platner looks to be making demands. On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Platner should “step aside.” Platner has until next Monday to decide. Otherwise, his name remains on the ballot. Despite declining support from his once top supporter,...

Maine Democrats Must Replace Graham Platner Now

Steve Phillips The Senate seat can be saved, but the window to act is going to close in days, not weeks. The post Maine Democrats Must Replace Graham Platner Now appeared first on The Nation.

What happens next in Maine and the battle for Senate control

After a twisty-turny month in Maine politics, the uncertain fate of the Senate race — and perhaps the Senate itself — may be written in the weeks to come.

It's Over: Graham Platner Suspends Maine Senate Campaign

It's Over: Graham Platner Suspends Maine Senate Campaign

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)

Who takes Lindsey Graham's Senate seat next?

Who takes Lindsey Graham's Senate seat next?

BREAKING: NYT-Siena Poll Shows Republicans Poised to Keep Senate Majority

A new New York Times-Siena poll predicts that if the midterms were held today, Republicans would keep control of the Senate. The data reveal Republicans’ strength across key Senate battlegrounds as radical Democratic hopefuls stall in their bid to flip the majority. “In an environment that historically creates headwinds for the party in power—and according to polling that traditionally []

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 []

Giving Platner the bum’s rush

GIVING PLATNER THE BUM’S RUSH. Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic Senate primary in a landslide. Platner received 71.9 of the vote, while his closest competitor, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, had 19.3. In the actual vote number, 154,058 Maine Democrats and independents voted to make Platner their Senate nominee, while 41,301 voted for Mills. A number []

Democrats set to pull another 'Joe Biden' in Maine Senate race

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer claims Democrats will pull another “Joe Biden" with Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner following his recent controversy. “Here’s the kicker: the Democratic Party has another week in which, if Platner were to resign or step down from the race, they could replace him,” Mr Spicer told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “Mark my words … the Democrats are going to get their way in Washington; they’re going to push Graham Platner aside the same way they did to Joe Biden. “They are doing anything they can in the pursuit of power in winning.”

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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.

The race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortion

BANGOR, Maine — As Maine Democrats vie to replace Graham Platner in their state’s Senate race, abortion — a key weakness for Republican Sen. Susan Collins — is set to shape the next phase of the contest, which Democrats view as a prime pick-up opportunity. Collins, whose home state voted for Kamala Harris in the []

Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner ramps up in Maine

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.

Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him

I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine, Sanders, a prominent progressive backer of Platner and his biggest national ally, said in a statement.

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer

Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate campaign after assault allegation: Hear his full statement

Graham Platner is suspending his U.S. Senate candidacy in Maine and removing his name from the ballot, he announced Wednesday night, halting a tumultuous campaign that has been haunted from the start by the Marine Corps veteran’s past. After a steady drum beat of scandals, Platner’s high-stakes bid for an elusive GOP-held seat in the Pine Tree State imploded this week, after a woman he dated years ago publicly accused him of sexual assault – an allegation he denies. In recent days, prominent Democrats and financial backers quickly pulled their support, all but dooming his candidacy even as he resisted calls to step aside.