Platner Exits Maine Senate Race - The American Conservative ^76.5%

The American Conservative - By David Brady - 7/9/2026, 3:45 PM

Negativity Bias 40.3% - Unattributed Quote 29.6% - Anecdotal 28.5%

The Democrat Graham Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race Wednesday evening following new allegations of sexual assault, the latest in a string of scandals dogging his campaign. After days of speculation and high-profile endorsement revocations, from including Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Platner announced... more