Eight Democrats took the stage Thursday night in Portland, Maine, hoping to convince their party they deserve a shot at the U.S. Senate. One of them, Ashley Webb, was asked a simple question: What qualifies you to serve? The answer, songwriting, self-published books, and a string of losing campaigns, went viral within hours, and not […] The post Maine Democratic Senate candidate cites songwriting as top qualification, and the video speaks for itself appeared first on American Almanac .
Eight Democrats took the stage Thursday night in Portland, Maine, hoping to convince their party they deserve a shot at the U.S. Senate. One of them, Ashley Webb, was asked a simple question: What qualifies you to serve? The answer, songwriting, self-published books, and a string of losing campaigns, went viral within hours , and not in the way any candidate wants. The two-hour debate at Portland's WCSH-6 studio was supposed to showcase a deep bench of Democratic talent rushing to fill a vacancy created by scandal. Instead, the night handed Republicans a highlight reel. And it raised a pointed question about the state of the Maine Democratic Party: Is this really the best they can do? The answer that launched a thousand posts Webb, a…Open
Democrats are scrambling after Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner announced he was suspending his campaign. Platner announced he would be suspending campaign operations in a video posted to his X account on Wednesday, just two days after 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot accused him of forcibly having sex with her in 2021. (RELATED: Graham Platner Drops Out Of Senate Race After Rape Allegation Proved To Be Final Nail In Coffin) Now, several individuals linked to Maine and the Democrat Party are throwing their hats into the race or are widely considered potential contenders for the Democratic nomination. Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger endorsed by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders…Open
The Maine Democratic Party agreed Wednesday to hold a convention and pick a replacement for former Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. During an emergency meeting, more than 100 state committee members voted to hold the convention and select Platner’s replacement by the July 27 deadline. The convention will include 600 delegates, with 500 delegates being elected proportionally by county committees and the remaining 100 delegates being state committee members, according to Bangor Daily News. Each county party committee is expected to caucus before the state nominating convention to elect 500 convention delegates, according to Politico. County chairs were expected to meet Thursday, and it is currently unclear whether…Open
Maine Democrat Nirav Shah said Tuesday he is weighing a Senate bid in the wake of a new allegation of sexual assault made against Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who is taking some time to reevaluate his campaign. The former state public health chief previously ran in Maine’s gubernatorial race this year, coming up short in the Democratic primary. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5957033-graham-platner-maine-senate/ #maine #senate #platner #politics
In Tuesday's Democratic primary, Nirav Shah, a physician and former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, was ahead with 26.7% as of Tuesday night when the Associated Press determined that the race would go to a run-off.
The crowded race for governor has barely qualified as background noise in recent months, drowned out by the high-stakes, turbulent campaign for U.S. Senate.
