Maine Democrat in marquee race accused of sexual assault

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 9, 2026 · 4m

Outsider Politics, Same Old ImpunityPolitico reports that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been accused by Jenny Racicot of entering her rural home uninvited in late 2021 while intoxicated and forcing himself on her. The report says a former partner corroborated the incident and that emails and messages support Racicot’s account; Platner denies the allegation and calls it false. This arrives on top of a run of other controversies around a man pitching himself as an outsider in a race against Susan Collins.The Person Isn’t the PointThe immediate power here is not the campaign’s…