Maine Senate Race in Crisis | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 2m

Maine Democrats are in chaos as Senate candidate Graham Platner faces a damning sexual assault allegation from five years ago, triggering national calls for him to drop out. Already tarnished by a Nazi tattoo and offensive social media posts, this latest scandal has forced party committees to halt funding — a death blow to their best chance of flipping a GOP Senate seat. Platner denies the claims but admits he’s weighing withdrawal, with a July 13 deadline looming. With incumbent Susan Collins locked in, Democrats must now urgently find a replacement who can unite Platner’s populist base…