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Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine
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All eyes are on Maine this week.
Key facts
- Democrats have until July 13 for Platner to drop out, and a July 27 deadline for a special election to replace Platner’s name on the ballot
- Janet Mills, the governor of Maine who dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary, is seen as one option — This is an edition of Hugo Lowell’s Inner Loop newsletter
- Platner should stay in and fight the liberal lobbyist establishment!” one strategist jokingly told Inner Loop
Summary
Platner, a US Marine veteran, overcame a string of controversies to easily win the Democratic primary last month. On Monday, a woman in Maine accused Platner of sexual assault and told Politico that he had once forced her to have sex over her objections. (Platner’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment, though it previously denied the allegation .) Platner had previously been accused of mistreating women, had covered up a Nazi tattoo, and was linked to multiple offensive online comments. Trumpworld operatives say their hope—unsurprisingly—is that Platner stays in the race, given his increasingly toxic political brand, his growing horde of political enemies in his own party, and the knock-on effects on his fundraising operation. Basically, it’s a dumpster fire, and Republicans are all but making s’mores.