Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing growing calls to drop out of the race after he was accused of rape. He denies the allegation. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine said he was assessing next steps after allegations of sexual assault were reported on Monday by Politico. Platner denied them as "categorically untrue."
Two days after a woman accused Graham Platner of rape, he had not given up his nomination for Senate in Maine, raising worries about whether and how his party might find a replacement.
Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner has yet to drop out of the race despite losing all major endorsements after a rape allegation by an ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, who says Platner assaulted her in 2021. Platner has denied the claim. “There’s no way to force Platner off the ballot; he has to make the decision,” says Amy Fried, professor…
A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling on Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner to drop out of the race following a new sexual assault allegation. The claim comes from a former romantic partner who shared details of an incident from five years ago. Platner has explicitly denied the allegations. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is taking a break from his campaign after a new accusation of serious wrongdoing: sexual assault. The accuser, an ex-girlfriend named Jenny Racicot, told Politico a very damning story. She says that in late 2021, he barged into her house blackout drunk, even though she had told him via text emphatically that…
Zohran Mamdani says Graham Platner should drop out of the Maine Senate race, joining a growing list of Democrats distancing from his campaign.
Democrats have a brief window of time to replace Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on the ballot if he drops out of the race amid a sexual assault allegation.
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