Graham Platner considering ‘best path forward’ in Maine Senate race after denying sexual assault claim ^42%

NBC News - By Natasha Korecki - 7/6/2026, 9:33 PM

Framing Effect 20.8% - Negativity Bias 20.4% - Appeal to Emotion 16.7%

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is denying a new allegation of sexual assault, an explosive development injecting tumult into a race that is central to the Democratic Party’s path to winning back the Senate. Despite the denial, Platner said in a video that he is taking “time to reflect on the best path forward” with his... more