Another option concerning the Platner situation.

[Baitball Blogger]

If the vote against Susan Collins is strong enough, could Platner agree to stay in the race until after the election? And Mainers who vote for him could be assured that he would step down after the election once the Governor finds a replacements?

[duckworth969]

1. Hang tough Platner

Talk to your constituents

[2naSalit]

3. He's not worth it...

He's been lying this whole time thinking he could skate past the rhinoceros in the room.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. He's a candidate; he has no constituents.

[2naSalit]

2. No...

He needs to go NOW while there's still time to avoid the bigger shitshow.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. Or he could say I'm running and I'm serving.

Vote for me no matter what mud gets slung at me.

Who is more popular? Susan Collins or a dirtied-up Graham Platner?

He's too good on his feet to toss away.

He would be good on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. The only thing I regret if the Maine Dems decide to overlook him for this,

is that they're sending up the message that Platner was worse than Susan Collins. And for the life of me, I can't imagine putting up with Susan Collins for another term, when we can, hopefully, find a way for Platner to step down after the election and be replaced.

[eShirl]

6. I really hope he drops out, and I think he should and will.

[pat_k]

8. I think is it about guaranteed

Right or wrong, mob mentality is in full effect and will not rest until his head is on a spike.

[pat_k]

7. ME-Sen: Plans are statewide caucuses or a "pop-up" convention 7/25 weekend (assuming he withdraws)

As per NYTimes (posted by RandyF here)

Maine Dems will get a new candidate. And they will not be selected by the party committee. (I found it notable that Mills was not included in the list of possible replacements. A very good thing IMO. I just don't see her inspiring many of those Platner inspired.)

And once they have their new nominee, the people of Maine, and supporters from afar, will make it a winning campaign.

Top Maine Democratic Party officials have discussed possible plans to replace Mr. Platner on the ballot, with options including a pop-up convention on the weekend of July 25 to choose a nominee, or holding a statewide caucus to effectively redo the party’s primary election, according to two people who have talked with the officials and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal party conversations.

Officials have ruled out having the state party’s committee, which includes about 100 members, choose the nominee, the people said......

Should Mr. Platner withdraw by next Monday, the leading candidates to replace him could potentially include the Democrats who ran for governor and did not win the primary.

They include Ms. (Shenna) Bellows, Troy Jackson, a former president of the Maine Senate, and Nirav Shah, a former director of Maine’s public health agency. Jordan Wood, who lost a primary for a House district covering northern Maine, is also a potential candidate.

And here's a gift link to the article
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.v1A.iM4y.eQFzT3W_7ioS&smid=url-share