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Grey's Anatomy star emerges as possible emergency candidate as scandal rocks Senate race
Maine’s Senate Problem Is Not a Celebrity ProblemGraham Platner is reportedly on the way out after a Politico report on a rape accusation shattered his Senate bid, and Democrats are now scrambling under a deadline to replace him against Susan Collins. The Maine Wire then floated Patrick Dempsey as an “emergency” candidate, as if statewide politics can be patched together by importing a familiar face and hoping the donor class mistakes recognition for competence.Power Stayed Where It WasThe actual institutional power in this story sits with the party apparatus, the donor pipeline, and the…
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