Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race in blistering, profanity-filled letter amid sexual assault allegations
maine democrat Graham Platner officially quits United States Senate On Friday, he ended his campaign with a profanity in a formal withdrawal letter to state election officials.
What does Graham Plattner’s retraction letter say?
Plattner The letter, a photo of which was posted on X, did not reveal any direct details about who he wants to succeed him when he faces Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in November.
The letter touted the 156,084 votes he received in the election. Maine’s Last month’s Democratic Senate primary, in which he won by more than 70 percent, showed: “People are desperate for change.”
“Meiners voted for a new kind of politics,” the letter read. “He represents real-world people, not billionaires or oligarchs or political establishments.”
It also states, “Meiners voted to support Medicare for All; ban billionaires from buying elections; and end taxpayer-funded genocide and forever wars.” The letter concluded: “F–k ICE. Free Palestine. Man up.”
The Maine Secretary of State’s office confirmed it “received formal notification” from Plattner that he had withdrawn from the race.
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Why did Plattner quit and what were the charges against him?
Plattner, 41, announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign after his ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot accused him of entering her home without permission and raping her in 2021.
Racicott, 41, reportedly said they met through a dating app in 2019 and were in a consensual relationship before the alleged sexual assault. Politico. Plattner called the allegation “disturbing, serious and false,” adding, “Any allegation of involuntary conduct is absolutely false.”
A second allegation has since been made by another ex-girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, who claimed Plattner repeatedly removed condoms during sex without her consent. washington post.
He would take the condom off,” she said. “He would do it secretly. He won’t tell me. ” She estimated this happened at least six times during their relationship between 2013 and 2015.
Plattner’s campaign called Fifield’s claims “completely false and politically motivated.”
What happens next in the Senate race?
According to reports, state party leaders now have until July 27 to organize a nominating convention for Plattner’s successor, which is expected to include about 600 party delegates, including 100 state committee members and 500 delegates elected proportionally by county committees. New York Post.
Several Democrats hope to replace him on the ballot, including former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, former public health official Nirav Shah, Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows, Maine Beer Co. co-founder Dan Kleban, former Capitol Hill staffer Jordan Wood and social worker Paige Lauder
Democratic Maine Rep. Wally Geiger has also expressed interest and claims Plattner encouraged her to run.
