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nominee and has already announced plans for a nominating convention. In his video, Graham says what comes next must come from the people of Maine. That ask comes as the state party accuses him of trying to manipulate the replacement process. People who could potentially succeed Plattner include former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah, and Maine's Secretary of State Shana Bellows, among others. Plattner's team meantime will likely faced scrutiny over his vetting process. The New York Times reports a top Plattner advisor had promised a national Democratic strategist that they would not launch a campaign without completing a full investigation of Mr. Plattner's background. But according to two people familiar with the campaign's operations, no extensive effort was undertaken in one of the marquee races of the midterm cycle. They did not do exhaustive interviews with Mr. Plattner. Maine Democrats have until July 27th to pick a new candidate. Emily. Madeline, thank you.