Platner
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My understanding is the Maine Democratic Party organization has ruled out picking a candidate themselves and is investigating ways to do some sort of quick plebecite or something.
Late last night I heard Platner was trying to negotiate his exit by choosing the candidate to replace him.
By the way Platner didn’t seem to be on track to win. After the second to last scandal (not this rape but the earlier stuff) his polling advantage went to 2 points or something and Collins has a history of beating her polling numbers. In 2020 she was down by about 6 points going into the election and won by 9. A huge gap.
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Maine law said the party can replace him. The party can choose how to do that. I like the fact that they don’t want the 100 or so delegates to choose but want to open it up. Platner’s option is more or less identical to the Kamala situation you were saying you wanted to avoid a few posts back (candidate elected in non-competitive primary picks his successor instead of letting the voters decide in some abbreviated process)
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Bernie:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a key backer of Graham Platner’s insurgent Senate campaign in Maine, said Tuesday that Platner should step aside following an accusation of sexual assault.
“I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,” Sanders said in a statement. “In light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step aside.”Liz:
“With so much at stake, the best path forward is for Graham Platner to step aside as the Democratic nominee and address these serious allegations outside this Senate race,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren, who had campaigned with Mr. Platner and championed his bid.
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Update on the Maine Dems who want an open, voter-driven process but Platner wants a Biden/Kamala redux.
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Some details about the process they’re considering and the timing. Gift link.
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All behind paywalls. But I did read an article at ms.now about ME's party executive director's comments. IMO, it's too heavy handed and they could shoot themselves in the foot.
“Unfortunately, Graham Platner’s team has repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like. We have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, nor in determining what this process looks like.
“We have also reiterated that Graham Platner must drop out of this race, so that Democrats in Maine can focus on defeating Susan Collins this November.
"They have no role", "Platner must drop out". First off, Platner does not need to drop out. It is entirely his prerogative. "They have no role" is confrontational and entirely the wrong approach in this delicate situation.
I am on the side of having the voters decide, but they can't just brush Platner aside, he has leverage. They need tact, and should try to work with him while emphasizing that the voters should have a say. To say he has no role is not good, it's antagonistic.
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It’s true it’s up to him whether to drop out. If he is completely amoral he could stay in. Presumably the chance of him winning, while tiny, is non-zero, whereas if he drops out the dopamine hits are gone for ever and he just goes back to his old life but with everyone knowing his very dirty laundry.
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It seems beyond obvious that if his primary goal were beating Collins he would have already bowed out quickly and let the voters choose someone they feel is best suited to do that.
The fact that he hasn’t shows he’s more interested in maintaining a cult of personality and winning a party factional war.
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