Platner Under Fire as Allies Withdraw | Charleston News

Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

New allegations of rape against Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner are igniting a political firestorm, forcing a major reckoning. A former girlfriend claims the incident occurred in 2021 during an uninvited, intoxicated encounter, and Platner has denied the claims. But the fallout is swift: Senator Elizabeth Warren, who once endorsed him, now demands he withdraw from the race, saying the stakes are too high for a candidate facing such serious accusations. The accuser, Jenny Raciot, described a violent, non-consensual encounter, while Platner responded via video calling the…