A handful of Democrats have rushed to express their interest if scandal-ridden Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner drops out amid sexual assault allegations.

The six Democrats who have floated themselves as a possible candidate all either hold elected office or previously ran in a Democratic primary last month.

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