Democrats' Maine Senate gamble sinks with outsider candidate amid scandal
TL;DR
Out-of-state operatives recruited Graham Platner, a political novice, to run for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, but a cascade of vetting failures and scandals — including past Reddit posts, a cover-up tattoo linked to Nazi imagery, and allegations of sexual assault — toppled his campaign, prompting withdrawal and leaving Democrats to reassess candidate screening and electability in Maine.
- As Democrats pick up the pieces after Graham Platner, many wonder: how did this happen? The Guardian
- Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women The New York Times
- WATCH: Early Graham Platner critic unloads on 'unapologetic' Senate candidate in scathing rebuke Fox News
- Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her Politico
- The horribly familiar story behind the whole Graham Platner debacle The Boston Globe
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