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Amid Graham Platner Controversy, Where Does the Maine Senate Race Go Next?

Democrats navigate a new Graham Platner controversy in Maine’s battleground Senate race

For the Democratic Party, the road to Maine’s Senate primary is paved in dread. All Graham Platner had to do was glide into Tuesday’s election to clinch the state’s Democratic Senate nomination, since Gov. Janet Mills abruptly suspended her campaign in late April. But with each passing day, the divisions inside the party have grown as some lawmakers and activists say they are increasingly alarmed over the breadth and depth of controversies and scandals facing the military veteran.

Maine’s race for governor heads to ranked choice tallies in both primaries

The Democratic and Republican primaries for governor of Maine are both up in the air, with a broad field of candidates competing and Maine’s ranked choice voting system adding another layer of complexity. No candidate in either primary will get majority support, NBC News projects, meaning the contests will both go to ranked choice tabulations to determine the nominees. In 2016, Maine was the first state in the country to implement ranked choice voting for statewide and federal elections.

Graham Platner Faces Key Test in Maine Primary

Spencer Pratt Drops to Third Place in LA Mayor’s Race 02:14 Why Did Trump Storm Out of Meet the Press Interview on NBC? Graham Platner Faces Key Test in Maine Primary 01:51 Copied Copied All eyes are on a key U.S. Senate race in Maine, where democratic senate hopeful Graham Platner, who has weathered a series of scandals, is likely to win a chance to unseat longtime Maine Senator Susan Collins in the general election.

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins

It’s official: Republican Sen. Susan Collins will face Democrat Graham Platner this fall, NBC News projects, in what will be a marquee election in the fight for control of the Senate. Collins and Platner both won their primaries on Tuesday, in a predictable result. Collins, first elected to the Senate in 1996, ran unopposed for re-nomination as she seeks a sixth six-year term.

Maine Has a Graham Platner Problem

We don't know what Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, wrote in his sexually explicit texts with women other than his wife—six, according to his campaign; a dozen, according to an ex-aide—but do we need to? The glaring question that the texts pose to voters about the presumptive Democratic nominee at this point in a pivotal midterm race is: Are we really going to do this again?In 2016, voters were asked to choose between a populist candidate dogged by questions...

Democrats’ key to a Senate take-back is mired in scandal as party leaders brush off claims of abusing women and racist tattoo

Democrats’ key to a Senate take-back is mired in scandal as party leaders brush off claims of abusing women and racist tattoo The dead-heat race between Susan Collins and Graham Platner just got a new wrinkle amid a slew of fresh news reports about a Maine oysterman’s treatment of women, as well as his infamous “Totenkopf” tattoo. Eric Garcia reports on the effect of it all on Democrats’ chances to flip the Senate - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments While Maine Republican incumbent Susan...

Nithya Raman to advance in L.A. mayoral runoff race, NBC News projects

Nithya Raman to advance in L.A. mayoral runoff race, NBC News projects 01:55 UP NEXT Pratt drops to third place in L.A. Mayor’s race 02:28 Trump says he ‘calls the shots’ as Israel and Iran exchange fire 02:18 Kornacki: Steyer not closing gap on Hilton at ‘pace’ needed to advance in California governor’s race 12:49 WH ‘on alert’ after strikes between Israel & Iran threaten to ‘derail’ peace talks 15:56 Scott Pelley Speaks Out on 'Political Influence' at CBS News 03:17 Spencer Pratt Drops to...

Democratic dread in Maine: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we dive into the Democratic response to the latest Graham Platner controversy and the questions that still surround Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s absence. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.

DAVID MARCUS: The age of the Democratic Party blocking fringe outsiders is officially over

There were two events on Tuesday that offered more proof of a national Democratic Party establishment that has lost control: One was a meeting, one an election, and both are harbingers of real danger on the American left. The meeting took place in Washington, D.C., between presumptive Maine Democratic Senate nominee, the Nazi tattoed, serial sexter Graham Platner and members of his party in that body. Some, mostly through wishcasting, thought this would be the end of the alleged oysters...