Assuming Troy Jackson will be the Dems nominee, while he carried some baggage from being associated too close to Platner, and being DSA endorses, his historical record show that he is much more capable of beating Collins than Platner did since he didnt have a major scandal
Graham Platner says he is suspending campaign operations
“For the moment to continue, it can’t be me. For that reason we are suspending campaign operations”
“We’re not doing it because of the allegations, we’re doing it because of the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power.”
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CNN: Graham Platner’s campaign working to navigate exit from consequential Maine race, sources say
He is expected to announce his decision through a recorded video, which could come later today. As of this morning, the message had not been taped, the people familiar said.
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Platner and Katz see 3 candidates as the most acceptable potential replacements: former ME Senate President Troy Jackson, ME Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and ME state Rep. Valli Geiger
This reminds me a lot of the Biden —> Kamala handoff in that it Platner uses his leverage to choose the replacement himself Collins is going to have a field day attacking them as a rapist’s puppet like how Trump made so much of 2024 about Biden even with Harris as the nom
NYT: In recent days, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) has fielded calls gauging his interest in a run for Senate, according to two people familiar with those conversations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.
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