Graham Platner wants to pick his replacement

Graham Platner is missing lots of thing but chutzpah isn't one of those things. He's got that in overabundance. The Maine Morning Star is reporting that "The Maine Democratic Party accused U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign Tuesday of trying to influence the process for selecting a replacement nominee, as pressure mounts for him to leave the race." It's difficult to picture such an obnoxious man trying to play a hand that's best thrown away. Platner's political career is finished. What position is he in to demand such a change?

Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson wrote "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’ve 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.

The party — which is legally responsible for determining how to replace Platner if he withdraws — said it is “committed to an open and transparent process."

That’s the best bet Democrats have to retain the voter base Platner galvanized, Mark Brewer, chair of the political science department at the University of Maine told Maine Morning Star earlier Tuesday. "The more open, transparent and participatory they are, the greater the chances that Platner supporters not only accept who the replacement nominee is, but also maybe be enthusiastic about that replacement, because they’ll feel like they had a seat at the table,' he said."

Platner has faced dozens of calls by state and national Democrats to step down. On Monday, he said he was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” in a video response to Politico’s reporting on 41-year-old Jenny Racicot’s sexual assault allegations against him. Racicot said Platner, who she’d been in an on-and-off relationship with for more than two years, entered her home uninvited in 2021 while intoxicated and forced himself on her while she repeatedly told him to stop. Platner denied those allegations.

U.S. Senate report from Maine:

Maine Democrats are posturing when they say "We’ve 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." Platner has suggested a replacement nominee if/when he drops out. Expect the DSAs to support this candidate to the hilt once 'the party' announces the process. Rest assured that this 'primary' will get bloody. The DSAs won't go gently into that good night.

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