Graham Platner Finally Drops Out After Campaign Filled With Red Flags ^49.5%

newrepublic.com - By Malcolm Ferguson - 7/9/2026, 12:30 AM

Negativity Bias 56.6% - Framing Effect 23.6% - Anecdotal 21.2%

Maine’s embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday after a former partner accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021. “We believe for the movement to continue, it can’t be me and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,” Platner said in a video posted to social media. My... more