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EXPLOSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF KEY DEADLINE IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACE Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate…
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EXPLOSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF KEY DEADLINE IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACE Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) With the state Democratic Party calling on Platner to step aside, Watts wasted little time setting her sights on a possible replacement. If he does by July 13 at 5 p.m. ET, the party has until July 27 to nominate a replacement. Democrats are thinking of a different path.
Furthermore, Troy Jackson , a logger and former candidate in Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and a progressive, has been floated as a candidate who could appeal to Platner’s voters. Democrats are urging Graham Platner to drop out of Maine's Senate race over allegations that he raped a woman he dated five years ago while drunk. Khanna, who had fiercely supported Platner, rescinded his endorsement on Monday along with several other high-profile Democrats, who are calling on Platner to drop out of the race.
In addition, Platner, who was accused by a woman he dated of sexually assaulting her while drunk five years ago, is under pressure from Democrats across the spectrum to step aside from the Senate race following the revelation. Geiger, who hopes the candidate would embody a progressive agenda, added that she thinks it’s “hard to see a way forward” if Platner stays in the race and thinks he’s “struggling to figure out if there’s a path” “I'm just so sad about how things have turned out, and there are no winners here.
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EXPLOSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF KEY DEADLINE IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACE Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) With the state Democratic Party calling on Platner to step aside, Watts wasted little time setting her sights on a possible replacement.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesIf he does by July 13 at 5 p.m. ET, the party has until July 27 to nominate a replacement.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesDemocrats are thinking of a different path.
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Troy Jackson , a logger and former candidate in Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and a progressive, has been floated as a candidate who could appeal to Platner’s voters.
according to ABC News — Top StoriesDemocrats are urging Graham Platner to drop out of Maine's Senate race over allegations that he raped a woman he dated five years ago while drunk.
according to CBS News — LatestKhanna, who had fiercely supported Platner, rescinded his endorsement on Monday along with several other high-profile Democrats, who are calling on Platner to drop out of the race.
according to Fox News — PoliticsPlatner, who was accused by a woman he dated of sexually assaulting her while drunk five years ago, is under pressure from Democrats across the spectrum to step aside from the Senate race following the revelation.
according to Washington ExaminerGeiger, who hopes the candidate would embody a progressive agenda, added that she thinks it’s “hard to see a way forward” if Platner stays in the race and thinks he’s “struggling to figure out if there’s a path” “I'm just so sad about how things have turned out, and there are no winners here.
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