Platner Exits Maine Senate Race, Resetting Democratic Replacement Process
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Graham Platner formally withdrew from the U.S. Senate race in Maine, clearing the way for Democrats to nominate a replacement to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. His departure comes after he suspended his campaign amid rape allegations (which he denies). Democrats are set to hold a late-July convention to choose a replacement, with a 5 p.m. Monday deadline to file the withdrawal and a July 27 deadline for selecting the nominee from a field that includes Nirav Shah, Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, Jordan Wood, Dan Kleban, and Paige Loud.
- Graham Platner Files Paperwork to Withdraw From Maine Senate Race The New York Times
- Democrats Haunted by Biden-Harris Switch as They Replace Platner in Maine The New York Times
- Clip: Can Democrats salvage the Maine Senate race after Platner's exit? PBS
- ‘No one planned for this’: The rapidly-evolving 18-day primary to replace Platner Politico
- Millions in Dem ad money vanished from Platner race days before rape allegation doomed Senate bid Fox News
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