Graham Platner’s messy exit inflames Dem civil war, amid bruising fight with ‘talented’ Susan Collins
ONP Summary
Graham Platner's Maine Democratic Senate campaign is imploding following sexual assault allegations from a former girlfriend, forcing the party to select a replacement nominee by Monday. Tension escalates between Platner's team and the Democratic Party over how the new candidate will be chosen, with Platner's campaign claiming the party is excluding grassroots supporters from the process.
Progressive:Obstruction of democratic process — progressive outlets accuse Platner's campaign of blocking the party's legitimate attempt to select a successor before the Monday deadline.
Moderate:Party hijacked by outsider — centrist outlets criticize Platner as a populist insurgent who weakened the Democratic Party; his removal leaves institutional dysfunction in his wake.
Conservative:Democratic strategic liability — conservative outlets frame the scandal and succession chaos as a vulnerability Republicans can exploit to damage other Democratic candidates nationwide.
Democrats are growing anxious that the Graham Platner fiasco has left them with just under four months to throw a campaign together for a new candidate -- and Platner still hasn't officially withdrawn. ...
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