Platner, a Marine veteran and oysterman whose campaign has been pocked by a constant stream of revelations about his past, still has a say over the situation. He convincingly won the June primary and will be on the ballot come November unless before 5 p.m. Monday he formally consents to Maine Democrats replacing him. He and his progressive allies are holding firm that they will not allow his campaign’s implosion to be a way to backdoor a more moderate pick, such as Washington Democrats’ favored pick—Gov. Janet Mills.
If Democrats can convince Platner to take the exit ramp before Monday, they would then have two weeks to formally name a replacement. But progressives are chirping reminders about how a similar process played out almost exactly two years ago when President Joe Biden transferred his nomination to Vice President Kamala Harris without letting voters have a say. That’s why there have been some floated ideas up in Maine about having an emergency party convention or caucus, if not to debate a replacement nominee then at least to convey legitimacy.
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate, issued a statement on Tuesday that toyed with the idea of being an option. “In the aftermath of yesterday’s story about Graham Platner, I think Ms. Racicot’s testimony speaks for itself,” he posted online—but did not directly call on Platner to step aside or address whether he is interested in taking Platner’s spot.
And then there’s Jordan Wood, a former Capitol Hill chief of staff who ran unsuccessfully for Golden’s open House seat, coming in third. A true progressive, he may be the most Platner-minded candidate in the mix, but he, too, is largely untested.
Platner’s allies are trying to accept the Platner boom is over while pushing for his brand of populism to define the Democratic ticket.
Meanwhile, Mills remains a force in Democratic politics in the state, although no one is really championing the 78-year-old to make history as the oldest first-termer elected to the Senate. And all the while, in a sign that politics in this era is anything but rules-governed, actor Patrick Dempsy’s name is being bandied about as an option with high name ID and zero voting history.
Platner still has leverage. If he were to choose to, he could battle on to November and leave Democrats with a deeply wounded candidate. He would essentially be a zombie candidate, but it wouldn’t be the first. While everyone is acting as if his campaign is over, Platner is truly the only one who can call the time of death.
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