Senate Democrats’ campaign arm calls for Platner to drop out of Maine race

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) on Monday called on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw as the Democratic nominee. “The…

Leading US Democrats withdraw support for Platner after assault allegations

Monday's accusations are the latest in a long string of controversies surrounding the Maine Democratic Senate candidate.

With Graham Platner, Democrats Got Drunk on the Beer Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53bZ_95nDjk Last September, the progressive strategist Morris Katz confessed to The New Yorker that the process by which he decided Graham Platner was qualified to run for U.S. Senate required…

When is deadline for Democrats to replace Platner in Maine Senate race?

Despite winning the Democratic primary in Maine last month, Senate candidate Graham Platner could be off the ballot in November after a Politico story published on Monday detailed a woman…

Jasmine Crockett warns Democrats are too focused on White voters, ignoring Black voters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o_2hcVV5i8 Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, suggested the Democratic Party was too focused on trying to win over White voters while ignoring more reliable Black voters during the Fourth of July…

Trump-Republican infighting hands the Democrats a chance 

Republican senators increasingly spar with a president who they see as too focused on his own priorities at the expense of their reelection prospects. 

FOR INSIDERS | These 7 Democrats lead the pack: Ranking the White House contenders

The Democratic presidential primary is shaping up to be one of the most wide-open contests in decades, with no clear front-runner in sight. Still, several Democrats are already separating themselves…