Maine Democrats are putting on quite the show with their 'update' on replacing the scandal-plagued Graham Platner as their U.S. Senate nominee—complete with talk of 'democracy' while the party machinery quietly sidelines the voters who actually picked him. Because nothing screams small-d democratic like a convention of insiders deciding who gets to run after the primary winner turned out to be a walking red flag.
Update from the Maine Democratic Party on the US Senate Nomination Process pic.twitter.com/7nlP00i0pt
— Maine Democrats (@MaineDems) July 10, 2026
Man oh man, for being super pro-democracy and stuff, Democrats have a really, really, really, REALLY bad track record for it right now. Does this feel like what they did to Joe Biden to anyone else? Just us? Hrm.
“Democracy is always worth fighting for”
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) July 10, 2026
Literally strips the voice of hundreds of thousands of voters to give it to 600 party insiders.
No notes.
Yeah, that's not democracy, blondie. She can claim they're being transparent all she wants but deep down, the reality is there isn't anything democratic about this. They all knew this Platner guy was bad news, and they still supported him because Trump this and Susan Collins that.
But hey, Maine Democrats can trust them.
Totes.
Wasn’t the recent primary the fair, inclusive and transparent process for voters to cast their ballot for who represents them? Or is the US Constutition now meaningless in Maine??
— Michael M (@MichaelM767588) July 10, 2026
You guys are 🤡🤡🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/GOfsqIx1r0
C'mon now, at least clowns are somewhat entertaining.
Ok, fair, this has been very entertaining ... unless you're a Mainer.
Something tells me your Oysterman isn’t going to drop out. #RunGrahamRun
— TheMorningSpew2 (@TheMorningSpew2) July 10, 2026
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He's definitely waiting until the last minute to pull out, that's for sure.
*cough cough*
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