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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 1 hour ago

Opinion: The Intercept | It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters

Some centrist Democrats... have seized on Platner’s fall as a chance to score political points against the left wing of the party... [however] The key is to find a candidate who can embody the politics that lifted Platner to success while moving on from a figure who has lost the moral and ideological right to be that movement’s standard bearer.

https://theintercept.com/2026/07/08/graham-platner-allegations-maine-senate/

#Platner

The Intercept

It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters

Graham Platner's should drop his bid to be Maine's next senator. The movement that won over voters should choose his replacement.

#platner

Deb Nam-Krane

@dnkboston@apobangpo.space 1 hour ago

@mastodonmigration He still hasn't resigned?

Mastodon Migration

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 56 minutes ago

@dnkboston

Not as of right now. It is a mess. Seems like they are trying to get assurances that whatever process they use to replace him reflects the will of Maine voters and not the party establishment selecting someone, but he is playing a weak hand and people are getting pretty fed up, so what he is doing now may actually be counterproductive to that goal. In any case, the battle royale between the progressives and the establishment centrists is on full display.