More Dems Flee Platner, As Woman Acccusing Him

On Monday, a girl dropped some big allegations on Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine. 

Jenny Racicot accused Platner of raping her in 2021, according to a story Politico broke. Platner is denying the allegations. 

This has already prompted some of Platner’s largest supporters to desert him. Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) has withdrawn his endorsement, saying accusations of “violence” had been a pink line for him. Of course, there had already been allegations of violence with Lyndsey Fifield’s accusations, but that did not stop Khanna beforehand. 

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Dems Crash Out Over Platner, As They Scramble Away From Him and Calls to Step Aside Begin

Now, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairwoman Kirsten Gillibrand have called on Graham Platner to “immediately withdraw.” 

“The allegations reported today are incredibly disturbing – violence, abuse and inappropriate assault are absolutely unacceptable,” the New York Democrats said in a statement released by the DSCC. [….]

The senators warned that Senate Democrats’ campaign and fundraising arm “will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot.”

So Platner wouldn’t have money if he stayed in. Just a little effort to assist in his “reflection” on whether to drop out. 

Statement from Maine Democratic Party Leadership on Allegations Against Graham Platner pic.twitter.com/dzPDFOck9X

— Maine Democrats (@MaineDems) July 6, 2026

The Maine Democratic Party Leadership also pulled its support, along with End Citizens United, Semafor congressional bureau chief Burgess Everett reported on X.

End Citizens United, an influential group in Dem politics, saying it is “rescinding its endorsement of Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and calling on him to immediately withdraw from the race”

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) July 6, 2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who had said Platner was “her kind of man,” also pulled her help and called on him to step apart. 

Sen. Warren has seen enough:

“Now more than ever we need leaders in Washington who replicate our values. There may be no tolerance for inappropriate assault. Working households are counting on Democrats to win the Senate election in Maine to unrig our financial system and maintain Donald Trump…

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) July 6, 2026

Sen. Warren has seen enough:

“Now more than ever we need leaders in Washington who replicate our values. There may be no tolerance for inappropriate assault. Working households are counting on Democrats to win the Senate election in Maine to unrig our financial system and maintain Donald Trump accountable. With so a lot at stake, the best path ahead is for Graham Platner to step apart as the Democratic nominee and handle these severe allegations outdoors this Senate race”

On top of that, the accuser, Jenny Racicot, did an interview with GWN’s Jake Tapper, and gave further details of the alleged rape. Tapper shot down the Platner team’s claim that the story was a result of “out-of-state operatives.” He said he called her because she was mentioned in the earlier NY Times story about Platner that came out in June. She said she had been hesitant to come forward because of the intrusion on her privacy. 

Ro Khanna and numerous other Democrats have dropped their endorsements of Graham Platner just in time.

Just minutes before GWN’s Jake Tapper conducted a lengthy exclusive interview with the woman accusing the Senate candidate of r*ping her. https://t.co/oqyxVuIm03 pic.twitter.com/5VVWA7oVE1

— Media Lies (@MediasLies) July 6, 2026

Racicot explained it was a big ethical battle for her because she supported positions he held, but clearly had points with him as a particular person. This wasn’t long in the past; it was just 5 years in the past. 

She said she had told him no, she did not need him to come over, but he did anyway, coming into her home, which was unlocked. He had intentions with her, was closely intoxicated, and wasn’t listening when she said “no.” There was a battle, and a stitching equipment was knocked over. She said she was involved for her own security, but told him not to contact her. While she usually would use safety, she explained that he didn’t right here.

Platner did not appear to recall what had occurred, she asserted, and she told him he had to depart and she never needed to discuss to him again. 

It was “absolutely” rape, she charged. 

JAKE TAPPER: Did Graham Platner rape you?

JENNY RACICOT: By definition? Yes, completely. pic.twitter.com/tCt2jpAVD2

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 6, 2026

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