Top Dems Call for Platner to Drop Out of Race
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Top figures in the Democratic Party have called on Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner to abandon his campaign after an ex-girlfriend accused him of sexual assault.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most prominent supporters, said he should step aside after the latest allegations against the 41-year-old.
The calls came a day after https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737">Politico published an interview with Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine woman who said Platner sexually assaulted her in late 2021 after the pair had been in an on-and-off relationship for more than two years.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/zohran-mamdani-and-bernie-sanders-call-for-grahm-platner-to-drop-out-of-senate-race/">Read more at The Daily Beast.
Democrats Urge Platner to Quit Over Rape Claim
- Abandoned by Allies, Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign The New York Times —
- Graham Platner has six days to decide whether to drop out. Here’s how that would work. Washington Post —
- Warren pulls support for Platner after new allegations The Hill —
- Accused rapist Graham Platner lists demands to Dems as he weighs dropping out of Maine Senate race NY Post —
- Top Democrats urge anti-Israel candidate accused of rape to drop out of Senate race The Times of Israel —