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Potential Graham Platner replacement speaks out
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As top Democrats call on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine’s senate race, Laura Coates speaks with Dr. Nirav Shah, one of the names party officials are considering as a potential replacement. Shah says Maine Democrats are focused on figuring out how to unify the party and finding a candidate that can beat Senator Susan Collins in November. “Without a unified party, Senator Collins will win reelection, and that will be to the detriment of all Mainers,” he says.

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