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Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention

Jul 9, 2026Center

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.

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Graham Platner Ends Senate Bid Following Slew of Sexual Assault Allegations

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Platner took a divisive tone in a video announcing his decision, blaming establishment Democrats for his exit.

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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign

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Jul 9, 2026

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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.

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Accused rapist Graham Platner trashed as ‘narcissistic sociopath’ after ‘delusional’ 11-minute video ending Senate bid

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Accused rapist Graham Platner trashed as ‘narcissistic sociopath’ after ‘delusional’ 11-minute video ending Senate bid

“Graham Platner announces the real victim in all of this is Graham Platner,” one social media user summed it up.

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Graham Platner says he's "suspending" Maine Senate bid

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Graham Platner says he's "suspending" Maine Senate bid

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…

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Scandal-plagued Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid

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Jul 9, 2026

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Scandal-plagued Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid

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…

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