Platner toast; If he's done we have to push him out STAT and get busy.

[RoeVWade]

It appears they're trying to, but the sooner we can stop seeing him in the news or talking about him the better.

[gab13by13]

1. Who is We?

[RoeVWade]

4. Anyone who has a voice. Public pressure campaigns work sometimes to speed things up.

Just because you don't live in the state doesn't mean it won't have any effect.

[WSHazel]

2. It is not clear he plans on leaving

I think he wants to go full Fetterman, staying on the ticket while attacking the “establishment” and destroying the Democrats chances of winning the Senate.

[Shrek]

5. I agree

If he drops out he immediately becomes a complete nobody.

If he stays in then he remains relevant and and some non-zero number of voters will support him as the only path to defeating Susan Collins.

[LisaL]

3. How do you propose to push him out?

He has to leave voluntarily or he stays on the ballot.

[RoeVWade]

6. see above.

nt*

[LisaL]

7. I think he has already been dropped by all prominent democrats who supported him.

If that doesn't do it, I don't know what will.

[GCG]

8. He needs to drop out

Platner needs to drop out and the accusation of his victim needs to be investigated by law enforcement in Maine.


In Maine, rape (legally prosecuted as Gross Sexual Assault) generally has no criminal statute of limitations if the victim was under 18 at the time of the offense. For adult victims (18 or older), the state typically allows prosecutors 20 years to commence prosecution for felony-level sex crimes.

[LisaL]

9. Yes, the statute of limitations has not expired.

His ex could go to the police if she wants to press charges.

[azureblue]

10. and if you fell for

a very much anti Biden smear campaign, conducted by Republicans, because they know Platner is popular in Maine, then what?
So far all we know is what the woman said in the interview with Psaki, and she said it was, paraphrased, two people who had been in a relationship for a while, getting a little too drunk, and he apologized. And she said is was consensual..
And what we do know is that it's a half truth rumor.

[mopinko]

14. that's not what i heard.

r u talking about an old interview? cuz last night’s show psaki said she texted him next day, said it wasnt consensual and she didnt want to see him again. he never replied.

[EdmondDantes_]

17. No. Just absolutely no

He was apparently drunk, but that's not an excuse for rape. There's nothing in the reporting about her being drunk (and even if she is, that means she can't consent). If she consented, why did she immediately break up with him and tell him to never see her again?

"That night in late 2021, she said she had exchanged text messages with him and told him not to come over, saying she wasn’t in the mood for company. Later that evening, she said she realized when she heard a sound on the stairs that he had let himself into her house, which was unlocked.

Platner came up the stairs, Racicot said, to where she was on a couch. He got on top of her and kept grabbing her, she said, while she repeatedly told him to stop and that she wasn’t interested. Racicot said she smelled alcohol on his breath and believed he was “almost blackout drunk” because Platner ignored her protests and continued to grab her after knocking over an antique sewing kit, spilling small needles everywhere."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

"Jenny Racicot, the woman who accused scandal-plagued Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her when they dated several years ago, told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that she “absolutely” considers what happened to be rape."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/new-platner-accuser-tells-cnn-s-jake-tapper-she-considers-what-he-did-rape-yes-absolutely/ar-AA27lSII

[RoeVWade]

11. Unless the accusers recant - it requires dragging them over the coals -- NOT GOOD FOR DAYS OR WEEKS that could

go on.

That's the only two options I know of. Pressure campaign. I'm a cynic, but not total fatalistic. I just don't see a workable save for him.

[eShirl]

12. I asked him to drop out on his bluesky account and also the campaign website contact link

[RoeVWade]

13. I'd like to think if all the Republicans everywhere yelled about Paxton that crook and loser might not be where he

is today.

whether they lived in Texas or not.

Of course, they weren't even close to being onboard with that.

[BannonsLiver]

15. I've lost interest either way.

He stays in he’s going to lose. And whoever his replacement is, their prospects are grim given that there’s already a huge circular firing squad among Maine Dems as to who will replace dipshit Platner. It’s FUBAR and not worth the bandwidth. Resources would probably no, would definitely, be better used elsewhere.

[leftstreet]

16. +1 His economic message is no longer the narrative

Months of rallies and speeches about rich vs poor, healthcare, military spending...and now the headlines are his appropriate use of condoms

[BannonsLiver]

18. That's very true.

And I would expect t his replacement will be constantly asked about Platner. The other thing I forgot to mention are his supporters who actually live in Maine. I know contempt for these people is very trendy right now on the forum but I suspect a lot of them will become quickly disengaged after he’s out.

[WinningAgain]

19. The more i think about this

I bet he stays in the race his ego won't let him submit.