Graham Platner Drops Maine Senate Bid: What That Means for Democrats The withdrawal of Democrat Graham Platner from the Maine Senate bid has sent shockwaves through the party.
The allegations against him – a former girlfriend accused him of rape in 2021, which he denies – have been compounded by previous controversies surrounding his social media posts and Nazi era symbol tattoo.
A recent poll showed Platner leading Republican Senator Susan Collins by only two percentage points, but that momentum was already faltering.