'This All Could Have Been Avoided': Dem Strategist Rips Democratic Party For Graham Platner Disaster

'Big Question' from CBS News: Why Did Dems Keep Defending Der Oysterführer? PLUS: Pullout?

CBS News questions Democrats' defense of Graham Platner amid scandal and his Senate race withdrawal.

CBS's Dokoupil: Party of Believe Women Backed Platner Because He Polled Well, This Week, 'He Started to Look Like a Loser' to Some

On Thursday's broadcast of "CBS Evening News," host Tony Dokoupil said that Graham Platner got support because he was polling well, but this week, "for

CBS News anchor tells viewers Democrats dropped Platner because he was looking 'like a loser' – Democratic Accent

“CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil offered what appeared to be tough words for the Democratic Party on Thursday over its longtime support for former Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner. Dokoupil reported on Maine Democrats’ attempt to replace Platner on the ballot after he suspended his campaign over a recent rape allegation from a former girlfriend. During his report, Dokoupil pointed out that many Democrats continued to endor…

CBS News anchor tells viewers Democrats dropped Platner because he was looking 'like a loser'

Tony Dokoupil questioned why Democrats backed Graham Platner despite his Nazi tattoo, Reddit comments and abuse accusations before a recent rape allegation.

'This All Could Have Been Avoided': Dem Strategist Rips Democratic Party For Graham Platner Disaster

On "Forbes Newsroom," Democratic strategist Max Burns discussed the fall of Graham Platner’s campaign and why he believes Platner is a "crisis of Democrats' own making."

CBS’s Tony Dokoupil DESTROYS Dems’ Coddling of Graham Platner

CBS’s Tony Dokoupil DESTROYS Dems’ Coddling of Graham Platner In a rare editorial that will surely send the media hall monitors into fits, CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil absolutely eviscerated the Democrats for coddling Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner (he hasn’t withdrawn yet). But Dokoupil was only half right. Watch the editorial, as aired on the CBS Evening News on Thursday, July 9th, 2026: WATCH: CBS's @tonydokoupil SAVAGES the Dem…