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The head of the Maine Democratic Party accused embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner of trying to put his \u201cthumb on the scale\u201d as the party scrambles to find a replacement ahead of the November midterm elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/strong>[T]he Maine Democratic Party has been working around the clock to develop a process to replace our US Senate nominee that is open, inclusive, transparent and fair. The integrity of this process is just as important as the outcome, and we are committed to ensuring that Democrats across our state can have confidence in both,\u201d Devon Murphy-Anderson, the executive director of the state party, said in a video posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, Graham Platner\u2019s team has repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like,\u201d Murphy-Anderson revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner\u2019s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic nominee for the US Senate, nor in determining what this process looks like,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe have also reiterated that Graham Platner must drop out of this race, so that Democrats in Maine can focus on defeating Susan Collins this November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to making this process public as soon as Graham Platner formally withdraws from this race.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Platner\u2019s campaign rebuked Murphy-Anderson\u2019s claims to The Post Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Platner campaign has reached out to the party to try and understand what this process would look like. At no point has the campaign tried to \u2018put its finger on the scale,\u201d a spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

\u201cOver 150,000 Mainers voted for this movement, and over 15,000 Mainers volunteered their time and energy to it. While Graham wouldn\u2019t want to be a part of the process, he would want to make sure the voters and volunteers make this decision \u2014 not the political establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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