New allegations against Graham Platner test Democrats' patience in crucial Senate race
Party leaders say the candidate can still be replaced if he is forced out after the primary, while Gov. Janet Mills remains on the ballot.
- On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Graham Platner faces Maine's primary election to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins, with party leadership maintaining support despite intense scrutiny over resurfaced controversies.
- Platner's campaign has absorbed damaging reports including a past Nazi chest tattoo, resurfaced Reddit posts disparaging rural Mainers, and sexually explicit messages sent via Kik while married.
- Platner has denied the most serious allegations, including physical threats, while attributing reports to "someone who's politically motivated." He apologized for past comments about women and sexual assault.
- Although party leadership currently backs Platner, Maine law permits a replacement candidate if he withdraws by July 13, with Governor Janet Mills—who suspended her campaign—remaining on the ballot.
- The Maine race remains critical for Democrats, who hold a 53-47 minority in the Senate and view the contest as essential to flipping a seat and controlling the chamber.
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Graham Platner will answer voters' questions on Sunday at a public meeting in Maine, while the Democratic candidate is trying to stabilize his campaign for the Senate following new revelations about his past behaviour towards women.
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Defiant Maine Democrat - Likely U.S. Senate Nominee - Insists He's Not Quitting The Primary Race
Bernie Sanders is afraid Graham Platner may about to be toast. That’s why he posted a lengthy hail-mary tweet over the weekend. Embattled Graham Platner, wounded by yet another allegation of questionable behavior, avowed he’s not being pressured to drop out. “We’re going to win this thing,” the presumptive party’s nominee told Maine Public Broadcasting [...] The post Defiant Maine Democrat – Likely U.S. Senate Nominee – Insists He’s Not Quitting…
Fox News Anchor Asks Hakeem Jeffries Point-Blank if Democrats Have an ‘Antisemitism Problem’
On The Sunday Briefing, host Jacqui Heinrich asked about the Democratic party’s stance on “domestic abuse” claims made against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner (D). “What happened to ‘believe all women?'” Heinrich asked about allegations made to The New York Times by Platner’s ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield that Platner has refuted as “all lies.” Congressional Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have stood by Platner in his attem…
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