Platner Denies Sexual-Assault Allegation as Democrats Pull Support

Democrats Can’t Wipe Away the Platner Stain That Easily

In the failed attempt to defend Platner’s many lapses in judgment, Democrats smeared blue-collar workers and veterans and exposed their hypocrisy toward women.

What Could Democrats Have Done Differently About Platner?

When Graham Platner met with Democratic senators last month to try to assuage fears that his troubled personal history would doom his Senate campaign, they pressed him on whether any additional allegations - such as those of sexual assault - were coming. Platner said there would be nothing credible.

‘Believe all women’ Democrats only drop Platner because he’s going to lose

It seems like only yesterday that we were in the midst of #MeToo, with Democrats coming from every direction with the demand that we “believe all women.” What started as a hugely important movement of women (and men) speaking out against sexual assault and sexual harassment had quickly become a free-for-all in which spurious and unsubstantiated allegations were wielded as not much more than political weapons. But then the next thing came alone (…

Maine Democrats plan convention to replace Platner: What to know about Senate race

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The Maine Democratic Party on Wednesday voted to hold a convention now that Democratic Graham Platner has announced he’ll drop out of the state’s U.S. Senate race after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault. Platner, who denies the allegation, faced considerable pressure from his own party to quit the race. The first-time candidate also has been accused of trying to influence how his replacement is selected …

Graham Platner's video denial of sexual assault sounds EERILY similar to that of Eric Swalwell

Platner is facing calls from both sides of the aisle to drop out of his campaign for US Senate.

Democrat Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegation

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".