Joy Reid Urges Maine Democrats to Boycott Vote if Party Replaces Platner Before July 27
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Joy Reid Urges Maine Democrats to Boycott Vote if Party Replaces Platner Before July 27
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
Joy Reid told Maine Democrats on Wednesday to stay home in November if party leaders replace Senate nominee Graham Platner with a more moderate candidate rather than another progressive.
July 27 is the party’s deadline to choose a new nominee after Platner suspended his campaign, with a ballot-replacement cutoff at 5 p.m. on July 13.
Platner exited days after one woman told CNN he "by dictionary definition" raped her and after a second ex-girlfriend accused him in the Washington Post of condom removal and physical misconduct.
Platner has denied all allegations as false and politically motivated, and said in a Wednesday video he was suspending his campaign because "structures" were being taken away by people in power.
Reid argued Democrats may need to lose the seat to Republican Susan Collins to learn not to impose what she called an "AIPAC" moderate on primary voters.