Maine Race Puts Schumer in a Delicate Leadership Balance
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Democrats fear Senate Leader Chuck Schumer could be drawn into a back‑room, Maine‑centric decision over replacing Graham Platner, arguing the replacement must be openly vetted to avoid turnout-sapping backroom deals that could jeopardize the party’s slim Senate majority against Susan Collins. Platner has not quit and has until July 13 to decide, with a July 27 deadline for naming a replacement, as the live updates flag other Capitol flashpoints like McConnell’s health and Johnson’s birthright citizenship debate.
- Capitol agenda: Dems want Schumer silent on Maine Politico
- These Maine Democrats Might Replace Graham Platner in the Senate Race The New York Times
- Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue The Atlantic
- Former Graham Platner girlfriend describes alleged violence, which he denies CNN
- Democrats accuse Graham Platner of trying to put ‘thumb on the scale’ of process to replace him The Guardian
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