Maine Dems call 600-person convention to replace Platner
Democratic State Committee voted overwhelmingly to hold a nominating convention in late July to pick a replacement for the Senate seat.
The plan: 500 delegates picked by counties plus 100+ state committee members choose the nominee. Still just a proposal, not official yet, but the emergency meeting and vote show how seriously they're moving on this.
Inside the room: Maine Dems are discussing a nominating convention for end of July to replace Graham Platner in #MESEN, per sources Nominee would be chosen by 500 delegates selected by counties & the 100+ Dem State Committee members This is just a proposal -nothing official yet
Maine Democrats are fast-tracking a major nominating process to replace their Senate candidate, signaling serious dysfunction or urgency around Platner's viability.
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