Who could run to replace Graham Platner?
“I’m ready to fight for Mainers and bring a new generation of leadership to Washington. Advertisement“I will seriously consider entering this race, because I believe I am uniquely fit to unite Mainers and defeat Susan Collins,” Bellows wrote in a statement. Nirav Shah, who placed second in this year’s crowded gubernatorial race, said he was considering a run in a social media post Tuesday.
- ▪“I’m ready to fight for Mainers and bring a new generation of leadership to Washington.
- ▪Advertisement“I will seriously consider entering this race, because I believe I am uniquely fit to unite Mainers and defeat Susan Collins,” Bellows wrote in a statement.
- ▪Nirav Shah, who placed second in this year’s crowded gubernatorial race, said he was considering a run in a social media post Tuesday.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape — The Intercept
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A handful of Democrats have rushed to express their interest if scandal-ridden Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner drops out amid sexual assault allegations.The six Democrats who have floated themselves as a possible candidate all either hold elected office or previously ran in a Democratic primary last month. Recommended Stories Republicans tie battleground Democrats to Graham Platner Nebraska Senate hopeful Dan Osborn rejects claim he helped recruit Platner Democrats have limited leverage to get Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race Maine Beer Company Founder Dan Kleban, who briefly ran for the seat last year, announced his interest in replacing Platner in a statement Wednesday afternoon.Advertisement “Over the next two weeks, we need an open, transparent process to select…
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