Platner Under Fire in Maine Senate Race | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Graham Platner, a first-time Democratic Senate hopeful in Maine, is under fire after serious sexual assault allegations from a former girlfriend — accusations he denies — as his own party pushes him to step down. With Maine law giving a narrow window to replace him, Platner’s campaign has paused but not yet withdrawn, leaving the Democratic Party to pick his successor by July 27th. Though Platner’s team insists they’re just seeking clarity and want supporters’ voices heard, party leaders have made it clear his campaign has no say in the process. Potential replacements include Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, Dan Kleban, and Hannah Pingree — the governor’s nominee. Voters are frustrated and calling for immediate withdrawal, echoing past political crises where last-minute scrambles to replace candidates leave the field in chaos. 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/b97004f82ab2df75