Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
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…
In a video posted on X, Graham Platner announced he is ending his Senate campaign after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021. Platner denied the allegation as “false” but said that he was suspending campaign operations. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.
Graham Platner suspended his US Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation that caused his support from fellow Democrats to collapse. His exit throws a crucial race for the party into turmoil. (Source: Bloomberg)
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…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
Scandal-plagued Graham Platner has suspended his Maine Senate campaign in an earthquake development for the 2026 battle for control of the upper chamber after an ex alleged he raped her five years ago.
Graham Platner has been forced out of the Maine Senate race after he won over 70% of the vote in the state's Democratic primary. The post BREAKING: Platner Drop Outs of Maine Senate Race Amid Explosion Rape Allegations appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Graham Platner suspended his Maine Senate campaign amid controversies including Reddit posts, a controversial tattoo and allegations from ex-girlfriends.
