Bernie Sanders urges Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
Democratic endorsements erode after Jenny Racicot says Platner raped her in 2021, while the Maine Senate candidate calls the allegation untrue.
- Bernie Sanders urged Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to step aside following allegations that he sexually assaulted a former romantic partner.
- Platner said he is considering his next steps as pressure mounts for him to end his Senate campaign.
- Other Democrats, including Jeanne Shaheen, have withdrawn their support and called on Platner to drop out of the race.
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If Platner stays on ballot ‘the seat is gone’ for Democrats: Political analyst
Pressure mounts on Graham Platner (D) to exit the Maine senate race amid allegations of sexual assault he denies. NBC News reporters Sahil Kapur and Jon Allen discuss the political fallout for Platner and where the race goes from here. Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors Editor for the Cook Political Report, talks about Democrats’ chances to flip the Senate without Maine.
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ussanews.comGraham Platner and the Limits of ‘Believe Women’
Graham Platner’s Senate campaign is all but over. The progressive Maine Democratic Senate candidate with enough skeletons in his closet to fill a cemetery announced Monday that he’d be “reflecting” on the best path forward after an ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, accused him of rape.We’re bringing you two stories about Platner’s downfall and what it means. Scroll down to read our editorial, in which we unpack how Platner lasted so long, and the tr…
With US Senate control in play, Democrats rush to dump Maine’s Platner
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, said he told U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine he should "step aside." In this photo, Sanders, right, rallies with Platner in Portland on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star) A host of high-profile Democrats called for Graham Platner, the party’s nominee to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in November’s election, to drop ou…
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Platner should drop out of Maine's US Senate race after sexual assault allegation, Sanders says
Sen. Bernie Sanders says Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner should step aside after a sexual assault allegation. Democrats across the U.S. are withdrawing support from Platner after the allegation, which Platner denies. Platner is considering his next steps and…
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97.9 The BeatWoman Alleges Graham Platner Sexually Assaulted Her
Source: Portland Press Herald / Getty On Monday (July 6), a former girlfriend of Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for the Senate from Maine, came forward with the allegation that he raped her when they were dating. Platner has firmly denied the incident.
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