election

Democrats competing to replace Platner face delicate task in Maine

• Democratic candidates seeking to replace former nominee Graham Platner on Maine's U.S. Senate ballot are working to win over his progressive supporters while turning the campaign's focus toward Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
• Candidates face a compressed timeline of less than three weeks, with the party using a process it has never employed before to select a nominee.
• At their first debate Thursday night, candidates were asked: What was Graham Platner's best idea?
• The race to replace Platner could determine control of the Senate.