Graham Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign after sex assault claim
Platner said the allegations made it impossible to keep campaigning, and Maine Democrats began planning a replacement nominee before a July 27 deadline.
- Graham Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race on Wednesday following reports detailing sexual assault allegations, ending a campaign that won the June primary with more than 156,000 votes.
- On Monday, Politico published a report detailing sexual assault allegations from 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot, who claimed Platner forced himself on her while intoxicated in late 2021.
- Racicot also discussed the allegations with CNN's chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper during Monday evening's episode of "The Lead with Jake Tapper," amplifying the accusations before party leaders called for Platner's exit.
- The Maine Democratic State Committee held an emergency meeting Wednesday, where State Rep. Valli Geiger indicated Platner is supporting her to replace him on the ballot.
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Democrat Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim, calls out ‘Brutal political reality’
Democrat Graham Platner’s decision came after a woman told CNN and Politico he raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies.
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Democrat accused of rape exits key US Senate race
Platner, a Marine veteran, oysterman and political newcomer, won last month's Democratic primary in the northeastern state of Maine to face Republican Senator Susan Collins in November's midterm elections. His withdrawal gives Maine Democrats only days to regroup in a race central to the party's hopes of regaining control of the US Senate. "We are suspending campaign operations," Platner said in a video posted on X. "This is incredibly difficult…
Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: 'Adios, trash bag' – Democratic Accent
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Graham Platner was always a “dead man walking” after the scandal-plagued Democratic candidate dropped out of the Maine U.S. Senate race following a rape allegation. “The trash took itself out tonight. And now, finally, people in Maine have a chance to really vote on someone that’s not a total piece of trash,” Fetterman said on “Jesse Watters Primetime” Wednesday. “[Platner] will only be remembered as the accused …
Platner suspends Senate campaign, forcing Democrats to pivot in crucial Maine race
Many Democrats had already questioned Platner's fitness for office before Politico reported on Monday that a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him nearly five years ago.
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