Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has so far remained silent on Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a new set of sexual assault allegations were revealed Monday. Sanders’s silence comes as Platner’s support on Capitol Hill and beyond has crumbled since new allegations from a woman who previously dated Platner said he sexually assaulted…
Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential supporters, is the latest to call on him to withdraw from race in MaineThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the US Senate race in Maine, citing “very serious allegations” of sexual assault.While Platner has denied the claim, first reported by Politico, a…
Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.
It’s Sanders’ first comment since POLITICO reported on Monday that a woman who dated Platner sexually assaulted her.
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race.
"I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine," said Sanders, an early endorser of Platner.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said he told Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw from the race for Maine Senate in the wake of a report alleging Platner sexually assaulted a woman he was dating in 2021. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,” Sanders said in a brief…
Graham Platner is facing calls to end his bid for U.S. Senate in Maine after a woman accused him of sexual assault. And, Trump made his dissatisfaction with NATO clear ahead of its summit this week.
Support for Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is rapidly crumbling within his own party just a day after Politico reported on a sexual assault allegation made by a woman who once dated him. In a joint statement released on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Kirsten…
Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen have yet to withdraw support for Graham Platner after a rape allegation rocked the Maine Senate race.
