Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations
Platner's exit leaves Democrats scrambling to field a new candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins.

Platner’s former backers are seeking ‘real progressive’ to prevent nomination going to establishment DemocratUS politics live – latest updatesProgressive groups and lawmakers who rallied behind Graham Platner’s insurgent bid for a US Senate seat are now racing to decide where to transfer their support after his withdrawal from the Maine race following yet…
Platner's exit leaves Democrats scrambling to field a new candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins.
His decision comes days before a key deadline, allowing Maine’s Democratic Party to select a new candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a critical contest for Senate control.
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania spoke to FOX News on the phone last night to react to the exit of Graham Platner from the Maine senate race. The post Senator John Fetterman Reacts to Graham Platner Dropping Out of the Maine Senate Race: ‘The Trash Took Itself Out’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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…
The party has until July 27 to replace Platner in the key battleground Senate race.
A growing number of Maine Democrats have announced bids for the Senate after candidate Graham Platner announced Wednesday he would be suspending his campaign in light of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct and assault — accusations he has denied. Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson and Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban both quickly…
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.
A July 6 allegation of sexual assault appears to have been the final straw for Democratic support of Maine Senate...