Platner took a divisive tone in a video announcing his decision, blaming establishment Democrats for his exit.
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.
“Graham Platner announces the real victim in all of this is Graham Platner,” one social media user summed it up.
He had lost significant support and financial backing among Democrats in the wake of a POLITICO report that a woman said he forced her to have sex. He denied the claim.
Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he is "suspending campaign operations" for his Senate bid.Platner indicated that he intends to withdraw from the race — but said the process to replace him "needs to be driven not from back rooms, but by the will of the people."Why it matters: His apparent departure — following a sexual assault…
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer whose populist platform took Maine by storm, dropped his Senate bid Wednesday night as controversies over his past stacked up, leaving Democrats without a nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this fall. “We’re suspending campaign operations,” Platner told his supporters in a lengthy video posted on social media…
Embattled Democratic nominee Graham Platner announced he is dropping out of the Maine’s critical senate race after being accused of sexual assault, an allegation he denies. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
Graham Platner's move to suspend his Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation has prompted a mad dash in Maine, as Democrats position themselves as replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
Followed scandals over Nazi tattoo, offensive social media posts, more
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer who won the Democratic nomination for Maine‘s Senate seat, formally withdrew from the race on Friday following allegations of sexual assault. Platner’s campaign imploded after allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman five years ago were published on Monday, resulting in the Maine Democrat suspending his campaign on…
