{"id":2611258,"date":"2026-06-05T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-platner-rallies-with-khanna-for-get-out-the-vote-event\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:07:15","slug":"watch-live-platner-rallies-with-khanna-for-get-out-the-vote-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-platner-rallies-with-khanna-for-get-out-the-vote-event\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Platner rallies with Khanna for get-out-the-vote event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-platner-rallies-with-khanna-for-get-out-the-vote-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A scandal has marked recent days for Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. Reports say he sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-probe-congressional-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund\/\" title=\"...ublicans probe congressional sexual misconduct \u2018slush fund\u2019\">sexually explicit texts<\/a> to women other than his wife, and other women who dated him have accused him of unsettling behavior. Amid this fallout, Platner is scheduled to join Rep.Ro Khanna at a get-out-the-vote event in Bar Harbor on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes Platner is currently the only major Democrat left seeking Maine\u2019s Senate nomination after Gov. Janet Mills withdrew in April. The primary is set for june 9,and if Platner wins,he will face Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"s9nDdYR9jBw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Changing the Tides with Ro Khanna, Graham Platner, Troy Jackson, and Matt Dunlap\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s9nDdYR9jBw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> is set to take the stage with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) at a get-out-the-vote event in Bar Harbor on Friday at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will cap off what has been a scandal-filled week for Platner, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-tweets-out-martial-law-fake-news-knowing-there-are-several-options-on-the-table\/\" title=\"President Trump Tweets Out \u201cMartial Law = Fake News\u201d Knowing There Are Several Options on the Table\">news broke<\/a> that he had sent <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sexually explicit text messages<\/a> to women other than his wife during his current marriage. Following this news, a <em>New York Times<\/em> story broke on Thursday in which multiple women who dated Platner accused him of \u201cunsettling\u201d behavior.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596955\/guy-benson-rips-nyt-platner-story\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Guy Benson rips NYT over Platner story: Ex\u2019s claims were selectively reported<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596931\/the-clock-ticks-janet-mills-shadow-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The clock is ticking on Janet Mills\u2019s shadow campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596721\/abdul-el-sayed-uaw-support-over-primary-rivals-michigan-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrat Abdul el Sayed clinches UAW support over primary rivals for Michigan Senate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596470\/platner-accuser-lyndsey-fifield-new-york-times-journalists-twisted-story-help-campaign\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4596470\">GRAHAM PLATNER ACCUSER SAYS NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALISTS \u2018TWISTED\u2019 HER STORY TO HELP HIS CAMPAIGN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner is the only major Democrat left running for the party\u2019s Senate nomination in Maine after Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) dropped her bid for the seat in April. The state\u2019s primary is set for June 9. If scandal-ridden Platner wins the nomination, he will take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the November general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Senate contender Platner will join Ro Khanna at a Bar Harbor GOP event Friday 7 p.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2611259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/platner-khanna-rally-bar-harbor.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,23558,12748,51446,4433],"class_list":["post-2611258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-get-out-the-vote","tag-khanna","tag-live-2","tag-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/platner-khanna-rally-bar-harbor.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611258"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611262,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611258\/revisions\/2611262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}