Graham Platner is a crisis of Democrats' own making

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Posted on AllSides July 9, 2026

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The deepening sexual misconduct scandal threatening to sink Maine Democrat Graham Platner's insurgent Senate bid is just the latest uncertainty to rock a race Democrats once felt was their best chance yet to unseat longtime Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

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