Maine Democrats Vote to ‘Hold a Nominating Convention’ to Replace Graham Platner

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Maine Democrats Vote to ‘Hold a Nominating Convention’ to Replace Graham Platner

Hannah Knudsen 9 Jul 2026

Maine Democrats are poised to hold a “nominating convention” to replace scandal-plagued Graham Platner — now the former Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine — in the senatorial race.

Following accusations of raping a woman, Platner formally suspended his campaign. However, he denied the allegations and instead blamed the “political establishment” for his downfall.

“As many of you know, over the past couple days, I have faced some very serious allegations,” he said in the video shared to social media. “I just want to make it clear: this is all false. The things that have been claimed did not happen. It’s not real.”

He claimed that the “corporate media” and “political establishment” acted as judge and jury, leading to his political demise.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/09/maine-democrats-vote-to-hold-a-nominating-convention-to-replace-graham-platner/

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Holly Otterbein
@hollyotterbein
Scoop: Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for him to exit the race. https://axios.com/2026/07/09/graham-platner-exit-maine-senate-race-deadline
2:01 PM · Jul 9, 2026

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
What a f**king drama queen and it would surprise absolutely nobody if he "forgets" to file the paperwork
3:36 PM · Jul 9, 2026

Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew
He's trying to force the party to ID who it is going to replace him with under the threat that he might not file the paperwork after all on Monday.
4:35 PM · Jul 9, 2026

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Holly Otterbein
@hollyotterbein
Scoop: Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for him to exit the race. https://axios.com/2026/07/09/graham-platner-exit-maine-senate-race-deadline
2:01 PM · Jul 9, 2026

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
What a f**king drama queen and it would surprise absolutely nobody if he "forgets" to file the paperwork
3:36 PM · Jul 9, 2026

Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew
He's trying to force the party to ID who it is going to replace him with under the threat that he might not file the paperwork after all on Monday.
4:35 PM · Jul 9, 2026

LOL!!

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Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew
He's trying to force the party to ID who it is going to replace him with under the threat that he might not file the paperwork after all on Monday.
4:35 PM · Jul 9, 2026

If he doesn't file on Monday, then someone working for Hillary Clinton pays him a visit on Tuesday.  Dems will get him off the ballot one way or another.