Maine Dems Replace Platner in Senate Race | Bangor News

Maine Democrats are scrambling to replace Senate candidate Graham Platner after explosive accusations of sexual assault surfaced — forcing a historic, delegate-heavy convention to pick a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins. The party’s secretive vote, with over 500 delegates chosen via county elections, marks the first time they’ve used such a large-scale process to replace a statewide candidate. Platner, facing mounting pressure from national Democrats and his own campaign, is expected to exit soon — but not before a bitter standoff over whether he tried to control the replacement process. With November elections looming, the race is now in the hands of a small group of party insiders. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1ef33595c2bf7be9