With control of US Senate in play, national Dems rush to dump Maine’s Platner

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 769

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A host of high-profile Democrats called for Graham Platner, the party’s nominee to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in November’s election, to drop out of the race as they tried to save the party’s chances to retake the Senate majority.

In the wake of Politico’s explosive Monday report that an ex-girlfriend of Platner’s alleged he sexually assaulted her in 2021, the political newcomer’s supporters in Congress and Democratic circles in Washington, …

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