Republicans may be publicly using Graham Platner’s exit from Maine’s Senate race to ratchet up their attacks on Democrats, but behind the scenes, his withdrawal is hardly being viewed as good news for Sen. Susan…
Cheyenne Hunt, a progressive Democratic lawyer whose nonprofit aims to fight misogyny, said she is relieved Graham Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race. “Today, I’m proud of my party for drawing a red…
We break down how Graham Platner’s momentous campaign crumbled in the days after POLITICO’s report of a new sexual assault allegation against him.
Republicans were quick to condemn Graham Platner after he suspended his campaign, seeking to tie Democrats to his failed candidacy. Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters said that “Democrats rolled in the mud with Platner,…
President Trump weighed in on the accusations against former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, questioning whether people should believe the sexual assault allegations against the Democrat. “It’s really a question of whether or…
The Secret Service advised President Trump not to leave the NATO Summit in Turkey on the newer Qatari-gifted Air Force One, according to a Wednesday report from the New York Times. Sources familiar with the matter…
President Trump stopped in the United Kingdom on Wednesday to transfer from the old Air Force 1 to the newer Qatari vessel for his last leg of the trip home from the NATO summit in…
Graham Platner just dropped out of Maine’s Senate race. Some Democrats have already said they want to replace him. A POLITICO report of a new sexual allegation against Platner on Monday set off a scramble…
Troy Jackson, a progressive former candidate for governor who was an ally of Graham Platner during his campaign, formally launched a bid to succeed him on Wednesday evening. “I’ve been fighting for that movement my…
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is jumping back into Maine and launching a fund to raise money for the party’s new Senate nominee, now that Graham Platner has ended his campaign. “The DSCC will work tirelessly…
Dan Kleban, the Maine Beer Company founder who briefly ran for Senate last year before dropping his bid and endorsing Gov. Janet Mills in the race, relaunched his campaign Wednesday by taking early swings against…
The Maine Democratic Party approved tentative plans for a nominating convention in the event Senate candidate Graham Platner drops out of the race, it announced Wednesday evening. The convention would include roughly 600 people who…
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President Donald Trump told reporters that the firestorm engulfing Maine oysterman Graham Platner is “really a question of whether you believe the woman” who accused him of sexual assault. The remark, made to reporters on…
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ended his campaign on Wednesday after facing a detailed allegation of sexual assault, an astounding and rapid fall for the progressive oysterman whose meteoric rise and grassroots support helped…
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer whose populist platform took Maine by storm, dropped his Senate bid Wednesday night as controversies over his past stacked up, leaving Democrats without a nominee to take on Sen. Susan…
Patrick Dempsey will not attempt to go from the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital to the real U.S. Senate. Dempsey, a native of Lewiston, Maine, who is perhaps best known for his role on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” said…
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A Maine brewery owner on Wednesday threw his hat in the ring to replace Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner following accusations of rape, even as Platner has not yet officially suspended his campaign. Dan Kleban,…
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