Top Maine Democrat Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:26:12 GMT

A top state party official said that Graham Platner’s team had “repeatedly” tried to “put their thumb on the scale,” but he would not influence how the party chose a new Senate candidate.

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