Platner Officially Withdraws From The Maine Senate Race. The Process To Pick A Successor Has Formally Begun

Let's keep rallying for the Maine Democrats today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greetings all. The Maine Secretary of State’s office just posted this announcement on their web site:

So the process for picking our next Senate candidate in Maine has officially begun. The Maine Democratic Party will be releasing their plan for these next 17 days soon - yes we must have a new nominee in just 17 days. Watch the latest video from the MPD and learn more about they’ve done so far in this morning’s post:

Cook Has 4 GOP Gov Seats As Toss Ups Now, Maine Dems Take Next Steps In Picking New Senate Candidate, Senate Dem SuperPAC Reports Record Quarter

We’ve now raised $40,000 for the Maine Democratic Party to help them cover the costs of running this very rushed process and putting on a Convention. Our goal is $50,000 - can you chip in today? They are doing a great job under very challenging circumstances and deserve our support. I am very grateful to everyone who has stepped up to support the gritty Maine Dems these past few days - thank you all!

While winning the Maine Senate race will be hard we can do hard things people!

Happy Friday all. More tomorrow - Simon