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Platner’s Fall Was Foreshadowed in a Facebook Post
Democrats are racing to replace Platner before a state deadline as the withdrawal threatens their chance to flip a must-win Senate seat, officials said.
- Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign on Wednesday night following a sexual assault allegation, ending the race for the oysterman and former Marine who had bested a popular governor.
- Politico reported on July 6 that an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of sexual assault five years ago, though previous controversies—offensive social media posts and allegations of 'toxic' behavior—had not deterred 72% of Maine's Democrats from voting for him in June's primary.
- Posted on social media just 48 hours after the report, Platner announced his withdrawal in an 11-minute video, claiming in his statement that "we went toe to toe with one of the most entrenched political systems in the history of the world, and we won."
- State Democrats will select a new nominee at a convention within two weeks, with officials scrambling to meet a July 27 deadline before facing five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
- Democrats worry that replacing Platner in just three months may alienate his base of more than 15,000 supporters, potentially endangering their success this year and in the 2028 presidential race.
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Platner’s Fall Was Foreshadowed in a Facebook Post
“The red flag that led to Graham Platner’s collapse was hiding in plain sight,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “For months, a 2024 Facebook post cautioning women against dating Platner, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine, had been circulating among the political class in the state and in Washington, D.C. The post was […]
·New York, United States
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He was sold as "an ordinary person", and threatened the power of both top Democrats and Donald Trump. Last night Graham Platner defected and now two weeks of fighting between the right and left in the Democrats await.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
·Cherokee County, United States
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