Maine Democrats Have Six Days to Replace Assault-Accused Nominee

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Maine's U.S. Senate seat, must withdraw by July 13 at 5pm ET for the party to nominate a replacement before November's general election. Under state law, Democrats would then have until July 27 to finalize a candidate against Republican Susan Collins. The compressed timeline leaves little room for vetting or building grassroots support for an untested nominee—a stark contrast to Platner's viral primary victory.