Graham Platner and a small team of strategists behind his candidacy are trying to navigate an exit from the consequential Senate race in Maine without entirely squandering the movement he built, people familiar with the matter said, rather than digging in or trying to find a path forward for his candidacy.
Editor's Notes: Entering the Circular Firing Squad
Today, we published the second Alan Elrod article in a week on the toxic politics surrounding the Democratic candidate for Maine's Senate seat, Graham Platner. What's more, yesterday we published Katherine Alejandra Cross in a similar vein. Why the focus on Platner, when so much is at stake
Graham Platner Was the Perfect Twitter Candidate
Social media transformed his campaign into a political mirage.
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Maine's Senate Polls Disagree by Seven Points. The Governor's Race in the Same Polls Doesn't.
Coral's new "Maine Senate Race" cluster (Maine, Susan Collins, Obama, Senate) is active on the same day Barack Obama endorsed Troy Jackson in a video, per the...
Maine Voters 50+ Could Help Decide Closely Watched 2026 Races
Rising prices, affordability, and threats to democracy are motivating older Maine voters in the 2026 election.
Help Send a Worker to Congress
Brian Poindexter is running to defeat Max Miller and bring working-class values to Ohio’s 7th District. Chip in and help power a worker-led campaign.
John Fetterman faces calls to resign—What polls of Pennsylvania voters show
Former Representative Conor Lamb told Fetterman to "just quit" as the Democratic senator faces growing scrutiny from his own party.
A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington (Published 2025)
The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Donate to the candidates on the front lines of the fight against MAGA gerrymandering
These are Democratic state candidates in *extremely* close races
The serial candidates standing against Farage in Clacton
BBC Verify takes a look at the serial candidates standing in Clacton, how they fared in previous elections, and whether they have ever won enough votes to get their deposits back.
Daniel Trilling | Masks Off
The emergence of Patriot Platform is not necessarily a sign that the far right is getting its way. Radical right-wing...
Trump sidesteps Hegseth 2028 speculation: 'We have to get through the midterms first'
The president's Republican Party is fighting to maintain control of both chambers of the US Congress in November's elections.
‘Nothing worse’: Energy prices are closing in on GOP’s midterm chances
Relentlessly rising fuel costs are feeding inflation and threatening Republican reelection chances.
Maine Democrats select Troy Jackson as Senate candidate
Former state senator Troy Jackson will now take on longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins after Graham Platner’s campaign in scandal. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.
Burhan for Massachusetts — State Senate 2026
Burhan Azeem is running for State Senate in Massachusetts' 2nd Middlesex district to create more housing, better transit, and opportunity for working families.
Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states to give the GOP an unfair edge by gerrymandering their congressional maps. Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, have already done so.
