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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

By Patrick Whittle - Associated Press

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Graham Platner to speak at labor rally, one of his first public events since ending Maine campaign

By Patrick Whittle - Associated Press

Democrats search for manly candidates illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats futile search for manly candidates

By Don Feder

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ** FILE **

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson deletes posts supporting Graham Platner

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Logger-turned-lawmaker Troy Jackson claims Maine Senate nomination to replace Platner

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson takes part in a debate at the WCSH-6 television studio, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Chameleon hypocrite Troy Jackson no improvement over Graham Platner

By Cal Thomas

U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson takes part in a debate at the WCSH-6 television studio, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner ally Troy Jackson stepping in to take on Sen. Susan Collins

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson takes part in a debate at the WCSH-6 television studio, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Troy Jackson surges as Maine Democrats’ likely Senate pick after Graham Platner’s exit

By Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives as senators prepare for a vote on an Iran war resolution sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. John Fetterman rips Sen. Bernie Sanders over endorsements for El-Sayed, Planter

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

From podium left, U.S. Senate candidates Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Dr. Nirav Shah, and Jordan Wood talk with moderator Phil Hirschkorn at WCSH-6 before a televised debate at the WCSH-6 studio Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters

By Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

Campaign flyers for former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Platner are seen at his headquarters Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner collapse exposes Democrats’ grassroots problem

By Mike Hahn

Democrats' moderately liberal mask and shifting to socialism illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Democratic socialism offers communism with better branding

By Robert Knight

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

CNN pundit calls Bernie Sanders ‘establishment’

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race with a parting expletive

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks ahead of Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign event in York, Pa, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Fetterman blasts Platner as ‘accused rapist’ after Senate exit

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

FILE - Voter cast their Maine primary ballots at the Civic Center, June 9, 2026, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Who will replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hand

By Patrick Whittle and Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

The headquarters for former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Platner is quiet Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Democrats point fingers, scramble to replace nightmare ex-candidate Graham Platner

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Patrick Dempsey poses for a photocall during the opening day of the "Watches and Wonders Geneva" luxury watch fair, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Actor Patrick Dempsey rules out Maine Senate run after Platner campaign collapse

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

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Letter to the editor: Will Platner exit jolt the Democrats back to sanity?

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, arrives at the Capitol after President Donald Trump said he was delaying Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press