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Dan Merica

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Anchor of the Early Brief newsletter at @WashingtonPost. Formerly at @AP, @TheMessenger and @CNN. Email: [email protected]

Washington, D.C. Katılım Mayıs 2009
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Graham Platner's would-be replacements grapple with how to separate themselves from the scandal-plagued oyster farmer, not from the movement that sprang up around him. It's a fine line to walk. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Platner texted his campaign chat upon officially withdrawing from the Senate race. “Thank you all so much, this was the best thing I have done in my life. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat,” Platner said. “I love you all.” More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, submitting the needed paperwork to remove his name from the ballot. He had told campaign staff he would wait until Monday, the legal deadline, causing some agita in Maine. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, submitting the needed paperwork to remove his name from the ballot. He had told campaign staff he would wait until Monday, the legal deadline, causing some agita in Maine. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Even some former Platner aides worried his conspiracy-laden video damaged what had been built. “He spent a year helping people to believe in a truly feel-good brand of politics. Then, for 11 minutes on Wednesday night, he told the same people that their work didn’t matter."
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Maine Democrats sought to swiftly move on from Graham Platner on Thursday. But as they began picking up the pieces of a campaign that flamed out as spectacularly as it had caught on, they remained divided on how to keep a movement intact. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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Maine Democrats sought to swiftly move on from Graham Platner on Thursday. But as they began picking up the pieces of a campaign that flamed out as spectacularly as it had caught on, they remained divided on how to keep a movement intact. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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The length and tone of Platner’s exit surprised even supporters. We're told, however, that the video was a condition Platner put on suspending his run, telling aides he would only suspend if he could say everything he wanted, leading to the 11-min video: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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In the wake of Platner’s announcement, the @dscc opened a nominee fund, a committee aide told The Washington Post. The committee will raise money into the fund until a new nominee is selected and that money will go to the eventual nominee. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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I am currently taking recommendations on soccer (futbol) teams and leagues to follow after the World Cup concludes. I’m into gripping storylines and quirky characters.
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Maine Dems who are thinking about running for Senate, should Graham Platner drop out, don’t seem eager for his endorsement. Troy Jackson, Dan Kleban and Jordan Wood wouldn't accept Platner's backing, they or their spokespeople tell us. w/ @benbinday: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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A lot has been made of Graham Platner's meteoric rise from unknown oysterman to high-profile Senate nominee. But the comparison overlooks one thing: a meteor's most famous moment is often its crash and burn. On Platner coming down to earth w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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An increasingly isolated Graham Platner is holed up at home, navigating the likely end of his campaign and trying to leverage input on the next steps. Campaign staff were told this afternoon that Platner will speak on his future tonight, @merica reports: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Increasingly isolated, Graham Platner is holed up at his home in rural Maine, navigating the likely end of his once-surging Senate campaign. Campaign staff were told today that Platner would speak tonight about the future of his run. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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There has been absolutely no indication that Platner planned to drop out between 9p when the Dem video published and this morning.
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PCCC’s Adam Green on CBS: “Platner would have been out of this race if it was not for the incompetence and arrogance of the Maine Democratic Party, which put out an outrageous video last night basically saying we have a secret plan to choose a nominee, but we're not going to tell you until he's out of the race.”

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Liberals elevated Graham Platner. Now they want influence if he drops out. Today’s Early Brief on the idealogical fight playing out in Maine as Platner’s campaign barely hangs on: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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A spokesperson for the Platner campaign says they reached out to the party "to try and understand what this process would look like." "At no point has the campaign tried to "put its finger on the scale,'" the spoeksperson said.
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Maine Democratic Party says Platner’s team has “repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like” if he drops out. w/ @akoseff on the jockeying to replace a candidate who has yet to drop out: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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State and national Dems were engaged in an ideological battle Tuesday as they sought a replacement for Graham Platner in Maine, even as the oyster farmer has yet to withdraw from the contest. “This is a shitshow," a top Dem told us. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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Rahm Emanuel to tell Israel its alliance with the U.S. cannot ‘survive as it has been’ In a Tel Aviv speech Wednesday, the presidential prospect plans to warn Israel faces a “dead end” without change, a move reflecting Democratic pressure. More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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