Maine Democrats to the disastrous sex pest and the consultants who brought you John Fetterman: go away and let us try to beat Susan Collins

Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority. Republicans currently have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and Maine is viewed as a necessary win for Democrats to gain the [] The post Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation appeared first on Loonie Politics.

NEW POLL: Maine Senate Race in Dead Heat

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing her opponent in a new poll—but by an encouragingly slim margin. Democrats need to net four additional seats in order to gain control of the Senate. On Monday, the New York Times released a poll alongside the Portland Press Herald and Siena in which Democrat Senate nominee Graham...

The race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortion

BANGOR, Maine — As Maine Democrats vie to replace Graham Platner in their state’s Senate race, abortion — a key weakness for Republican Sen. Susan Collins — is set to shape the next phase of the contest, which Democrats view as a prime pick-up opportunity. Collins, whose home state voted for Kamala Harris in the []

The time for reflection is over

This is not enough: Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, faces Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that is crucial to Democrats’ uphill battle to retake the Senate. His anti-establishment message and promise to improve conditions for the working class powered his victory in the Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills (D) suspended [] The post The time for reflection is over appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Democrats’ Maine Problem

Democrats’ Maine Problem Plus: NYC’s construction boom, how the DSA was hijacked by communists, and more LIZ WOLFE Rape allegations: Yesterday, Graham Platner—who is trying to unseat Susan Collins from her U.S. Senate seat, and who already won the Democratic primary, positioning him quite well to flip that [] The post Democrats’ Maine Problem first appeared on Attack the System.

Maine Democrats face a tight, but not impossible, timeline to pick Platner replacement

Maine Democrats have 19 days to choose a candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins. It certainly won’t be easy, but it can happen. The post Maine Democrats face a tight, but not impossible, timeline to pick Platner replacement appeared first on MS NOW.

Democratic infighting roils process to replace Platner in Maine Senate race

Maine Democrats are looking to quickly turn the page on Senate candidate Graham Platner’s imploding campaign and select a new nominee ahead of a looming Monday deadline, but escalating tension between his campaign and the state party is threatening Democrats’ hopes of salvaging a race critical to flipping the Senate this fall. Maine Democratic Party...

Platner Ends US Senate Campaign

Maine Democrats have until July 27 to choose a replacement candidate to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R).

These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner

These Lies About Susan Collins Are Why Democrats Climbed in Bed With Graham Platner

MAGA Exile Launches Revenge Bid to Split GOP

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesMAGA exile Marjorie Taylor Greene is out for revenge with a new venture that threatens to split the Republican Party in half.“I think there’s a group of us that if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesn’t fall into the traps of Democrats or Republicans,” the former congresswoman said on a Tuesday episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Can Democrats Still Replace Graham Platner? Yes, But It’s Complicated

With Democrats abandoning Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after new sexual assault accusations dropped on Monday, the party is evaluating options on how to move forward with the general election less than four months away. There is still time for Maine Democrats to replace Platner on November’s general election ballot. If Platner were to withdraw ...

Platner embodies Democrat hypocrisy

Staggering hypocrisy and pretense pervade Democrat arguments for and against Graham Platner. The lowlife candidate from Maine finally quit the Senate race on July 8. State and national Democratic parties turned against their man when a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault. There is some countervailing evidence to support his denials, but the hideous []

How one US state’s political drama could see the Democrats fumble Congress

POLITICO reported a new allegation of sexual assault against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. The fallout has major implications for the Democratic Party.

Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?

The conventional media wisdom is that Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins is sitting back and laughing this week, and well she might be. The collapse of Graham Platner's campaign is an implosion for the ages, and it puts the state's Democrats in a tricky situation they need to navigate skillfully in these next two weeks.

The senate race in Maine has just been upended

If the Democratic Party candidate in the Maine senate race was a bit better then this should be an easy pick up for the Dems but as we can see the controversy attracting Graham Platner might just deny them an easy pick up. Given Donald Trump own disgraceful behaviour towards women from E. Jean Carroll and boasting he likes to grab women by the pussy these sort of allegations might not be electorally damaging. There’s a pretty much non existent... Read More Read More

As Calls Mount for Graham Platner to Drop Out of Senate Race, What Happens Next in Maine?

Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner has yet to drop out of the race despite losing all major endorsements after a rape allegation by an ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, who says Platner assaulted her in 2021. Platner has denied the claim. “There’s no way to force Platner off the ballot; he has to make the decision,” says Amy Fried, professor emerita of political science at the University of Maine. Platner would have to drop out of the race by Monday, “and then there’s two weeks for the Maine Democratic Party to pick someone else.” Fried discusses potential Democratic candidates to replace Platner and the legacy of Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins, against whom they would be running in November.

End Citizens United rescinded its endorsement of Platner

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is confronting fresh political challenges after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021, a claim he has denied, as new polling suggests voters have little tolerance for additional controversies involving him. The new allegation was reported by Politico, which interviewed Maine resident Jenny Racicot. She alleged []...Click to read more

Talarico, Casar, other Texas Dems pull support from Graham Platner after sexual assault allegations

Texas Democrats are distancing themselves from Graham Platner, a progressive running to flip a Maine U.S. Senate seat blue, after Politico released a bombshell report Monday in which a woman accused him of sexual assault. The Politico piece describes an encounter years ago in which Platner allegedly forced a woman he was dating to have [] The post Talarico, Casar, other Texas Dems pull support from Graham Platner after sexual assault allegations appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Time’s up for Graham Platner

The sexual assault allegations against Maine's Democratic Senate nominee are credible — and fatal to his candidacy

Sex assault claim throws key US Senate race into question

Democratic Party leaders on Monday called on Graham Platner to withdraw as their nominee to run against Republican US Senator Susan Collins of Maine, after media reports that a woman accused him of forcibly having sex with her nearly five years ago. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement: “The DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the...

Nigel Farage Fake-Quits Parliament To Evade Investigation, Must Now Run Against Bloke Wearing Rubbish Bin On Head

Maine Democrats rush to naturalize and nominate Binny McBinface to run against Susan Collins.

Graham Platner submits notice to formally withdraw from Maine Senate race

Maine is considered a key state for control of the narrowly divided Senate, and Democrats were desperate for a candidate capable of defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Opinion: Democrat Legislators Drop Embarrassing Subpoena Attempt After Lt. Governor Threatens to Sue

By Greg Sarber This article was originally published in Seward’s Folly, the author’s personal Substack, on June 23, 2026 under the title “More Democrat Dirty Tricks in the Alaska Legislature.” The Democrats are not giving up on their political dirty trick of attempting to run a second individual named Dan Sullivan in this year’s US [] The post Opinion: Democrat Legislators Drop Embarrassing Subpoena Attempt After Lt. Governor Threatens to Sue appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid: What that means for Democrats

Democrats are scrambling to field a candidate as popular as Platner to clinch Maine in the midterms.

Platner’s Nuts: Democrats Jostling For Front Of Line To Replace Stubborn Scandal-Plagued Senate Candidate

'Platner is still reluctant to drop out'

Maine Democrats Announce July 25 Convention to Pick Platner Replacement

Maine Democrats will hold a convention on July 25 where they will select a new Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner, Charles F. Dingman, chair of the state party, said Friday. The convention will be held at the Cross Insurance Center, a small arena in Bangor, Maine, according to rules released by the state party. []

2028 Democrats Who Disgraced Themselves Most for Graham Platner

Graham Platner easily won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine despite an array of scandals involving a Nazi tattoo, antisemitic horseplay, offensive online commentary, flagrant lying, serial infidelity, and domestic abuse. He appears poised to end his candidacy after an ex-girlfriend's credible rape accusation—amid sagging poll numbers and a looming deadline to select a new candidate—finally compelled Democrats and sympathetic journalists to abandon ship.The post 2028 Democrats Who Disgraced Themselves Most for Graham Platner appeared first on .

Anti-Washington Fury Reshapes Colorado Democratic Primaries As Establishment Incumbents Fall

Colorado Democrats delivered a sharp rebuke to Washington’s political establishment Tuesday, with primary voters choosing outsider candidates over entrenched congressional figures in a series of stunning upsets. Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated sitting U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, winning by a decisive margin of 55 to 45 in a race that [] The post Anti-Washington Fury Reshapes Colorado Democratic Primaries As Establishment Incumbents Fall appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Who are the top contenders to replace Graham Platner? Maine Senate race explained

Maine Democrats scramble to replace Senate candidate Graham Platner, who suspended his campaign due to sexual assault allegations.

Sen Susan Collins addresses controversies surrounding scandal-plagued Democratic challenger Platner

Sen. Susan Collins calls Democratic challenger Graham Platner the antithesis of her steady leadership amid his scandals in closely watched Maine race.