Breaking news:
Graham Platner has dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in Maine.
This decision clears the way for the Maine Democratic Party to choose a new nominee by July 27th. And while state law does not designate a specific process for choosing a replacement, the state party’s Executive Director has promised the process will be “open, transparent, and inclusive,” with “broad participation of Mainers and Democratic voters.”
Yesterday, we announced our decision to remove Maine from our list of target Senate races following the collapse of grassroots and party support for Platner’s candidacy.
But a new nominee has the potential to build a strong grassroots campaign that can win the support of Mainers and defeat Susan Collins—and as a result, Swing Left may be adding Maine back to our Senate map.
We’ll consider the data and dynamics relevant to this race, as we always do when evaluating the competitiveness of any race that could impact the national balance of power and whether grassroots volunteer time and money could meaningfully help a Democrat win the seat.
For now, if you want to take action to give Democrats the best possible chance at winning back the Senate, consider making a donation to our Win The Senate Fund today.
We’ll continue to keep you updated as more developments occur, and will share more on our analysis of this race soon. Thank you, again, for everything you do.
— The Swing Left Team
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