{"id":3033,"date":"2026-07-07T21:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:10:31","slug":"top-dems-call-for-platner-to-drop-out-of-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3033","title":{"rendered":"Top Dems Call for Platner to Drop Out of Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3031\">MTG Offers Wild Theory About Mitch McConnell\u2019s Wife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders, one of Platner\u2019s earliest and most prominent supporters, said he should step aside after the latest allegations against the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The calls came a day after 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Racicot told the outlet she had texted Platner that night, telling him not to come over because she \u201cwasn\u2019t in the mood for company.\u201d Later that evening, she said she heard someone enter her unlocked home and realized Platner had let himself inside.<\/p>\n<p>She alleged that Platner, who appeared \u201calmost blackout drunk,\u201d climbed on top of her while she repeatedly told him \u201cno\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t.\u201d She said he ignored her objections before following her into her bedroom and forcing her to have sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d Racicot told POLITICO. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had been telling him these words, like: \u2018No, don\u2019t,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cThe look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that\u2026 there was no consent here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner has denied the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cAny accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders said despite Platner\u2019s denial, he had advised him to exit the race,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cIn light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step aside.\u201d are the latest prominent Democrats to call on Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner to abandon his campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, whose victory in New York City\u2019s mayoral race last year made him one of the Democratic Party\u2019s most influential voices, said ending Platner\u2019s campaign was the \u201conly appropriate response\u201d to the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that it\u2019s time for him to drop out of the race,\u201d Mamdani told reporters at New York City Hall on Tuesday. \u201cI think that the only appropriate response is for the campaign to come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the controversy could have broader consequences for the progressive movement, the mayor declined to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the focus of today should be on the campaign coming to a close,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there will be many more days to have conversations about what it means beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Mamdani never endorsed Platner, several of his closest advisers\u2014including strategist Morris Katz and press secretary Joe Calvello\u2014played leading roles in the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3030\">MAGA Accuses Republicans of \u2018Cover-Up\u2019 on Mitch McConnell\u2019s Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanders, in particular, had stood by Platner through a string of controversies that stained his campaign. Platner previously apologized for old Reddit posts that included homophobic slurs and comments dismissing military sexual assault. <\/p>\n<p>Platner also faced scrutiny over a tattoo resembling the Nazi-linked Totenkopf symbol that he later covered up, saying he was unaware of its meaning. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, reports also surfaced that Platner had exchanged sexually explicit text messages with multiple women during the early years of his marriage. His wife, Amy Gertner, dismissed the allegations as \u201cgossip\u201d while publicly defending her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s campaign also accused \u201cout-of-state establishment operatives\u201d of coordinating the accusations to derail his campaign just days before Maine\u2019s deadline for replacing a Senate nominee.<\/p>\n<p>If Platner drops out by Monday, Maine\u2019s Democratic Party could still appoint a new candidate ahead of the November midterms even though the primary has passed. The state party would then have until July 27 to choose its replacement candidate. <\/p>\n<p>Former Maine Senate president Troy Jackson, who was endorsed by Sanders in Maine\u2019s Democratic gubernatorial primary, is openly considering a bid to replace Platner.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson filed paperwork on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission to form a Senate exploratory committee and told the Bangor Daily News he believes he is the \u201cbest person\u201d to fill Platner\u2019s shoes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something I never considered, but if Graham\u2019s stepping away, I am very, very interested and think I\u2019m the best person to replace him,\u201d Jackson said on Monday as he called for Platner to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Nirav Shah, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, a former Maine House speaker who finished second in the governor\u2019s race, said in a social media post on Tuesday that he was also considering running.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The latest on the Maine Senate race. pic.twitter.com\/L23T7IHdl1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nirav D. Shah (@nirav_maine) July 7, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other potential replacements include former Maine state senator Shenna Bellows, Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban, and former Democratic staffer Jordan Wood.<\/p>\n<p>The call from Mamdani and Sanders for Platner to drop out follows similar calls from others in the Democratic Party, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and Sen. Ruben Gallego.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party\u2019s Senate campaign has also withdrawn its financial support, leaving Platner increasingly isolated in the days before the deadline to replace him on the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3028\">Trump Goon\u2019s Make-a-Wish NASA Experience Exposed<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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