'Stay out of this': Maine House speaker urges party leaders to let voters replace Graham Platner

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:32:16 GMT

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Democratic Party's role in naming a new nominee after Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Maine Senate race. NBC News' Ryan Nobles and Sahil Kapur discuss their reporting on what led up to Platner’s withdrawal and where Democrats in the Pine Tree State could go from here.

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Left: Gretchen Carlson goes scorched earth after Graham Platner drops out: 'Disgusting display' — www.rawstory.com
Left: Graham Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign after damning allegations — www.rawstory.com
Left: Graham Platner Says He’s Out. Now What? — www.motherjones.com
Center-Left: Graham Platner says he's "suspending" Maine Senate bid — www.axios.com
Center-Left: The Trump effect: Why Dems embraced a Platner time bomb — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Who will replace Graham Platner ? Here how Democrats could pick a new Maine Senate nominee . — cbsnews.com
Center-Left: Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation — www.theguardian.com
Right: Democrats called everyone a Nazi rapist — then tried to elect their own alleged version — www.theblaze.com
Right: Graham Platner DROPS OUT of pivotal Senate race after holding Democrats hostage — www.theblaze.com
Right: Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: Trump says Democrats replacing Platner is 'very hard for them to do' — www.foxnews.com

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