Schumer to sit out of Maine Senate race until after Platner’s replacement is chosen

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would sit out Maine’s Democratic primary to replace former candidate Graham Platner.

“I’m staying out of Maine,” he told Politico Tuesday, when asked if he would be making an endorsement before the July 25 convention to replace Platner.

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