Today in Politics, Bulletin 415. 7/9/26
Today in Politics, Bulletin 415. 7/9/26 Ron Filipkowski Jul 9 ∙ … Maine Democrats continue to sort out the process to choose a new nominee to replace Graham Platner . Platner has announced on video that he is withdrawing from the race and has until Monday at 5:00 PM to file formal paperwork to take himself off the ballot. But he still has not done so. … NYT: “Graham Platner’s announcement late Wed that he was suspending his Senate run in Maine plunged Democrats into a foggy, fast-paced search for a replacement - with a growing group of contenders already jostling to become the party’s new nominee.” … “The party has said it will pick a new candidate through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline set by state law. The timing and specifics of the convention had not been set as of early Thur morning. But there was talk of allowing hundreds of ME Dems to vote on the nominee.” … Charles Dingman, chair of the ME Democratic Party: “We are going to have a nominating conventio...
