{"id":2626535,"date":"2026-07-08T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-dem-party-graham-platner-isnt-consenting-to-being-pushed-aside-for-candidate-of-their-choice\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:46:05","slug":"maine-dem-party-graham-platner-isnt-consenting-to-being-pushed-aside-for-candidate-of-their-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-dem-party-graham-platner-isnt-consenting-to-being-pushed-aside-for-candidate-of-their-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Dem Party: Graham Platner Isn&#8217;t Consenting to Being Pushed Aside for Candidate of Their Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fmaine-dem-party-graham-platner-isnt-consenting-to-being-pushed-aside-for-candidate-of-their-choice%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=2626535&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 political article discusses the troubled Maine Democratic Senate nominee, graham Platner, who faces multiple scandal allegations, including accusations of sexual misconduct. Despite being the official party nominee, platner has shown reluctance to step down, even as support for him evaporates and the party pushes to replace him before the upcoming deadline.The Maine Democratic Party claims to be working on a clear and fair process to find a replacement,but Platner\u2019s refusal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >voluntarily withdraw complicates matters<\/a>. his team insists he will only resign if assured that his replacement aligns with his values, potentially favoring Troy Jackson. This situation exposes the party\u2019s limited leverage over a candidate with no political future and the moral and legal issues surrounding Platner, including allegations of non-consensual acts and racist symbolism. The article highlights the contradictions and challenges faced by the party in attempting to navigate this crisis while emphasizing that Platner remains the officially declared nominee despite the mounting scandals.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday night, virtually everyone who could abandon Maine Democratic senatorial nominee Graham Platner in the face of his latest scandal, had abandoned him. Heck, even a few people who couldn\u2019t really abandon him had done so, too.<\/p>\n<p>This included the Maine Democratic Party, which happens to be in a bit of a spot right now. See, it turns out that Platner \u2014 a man who raised more red flags than the marshal at a NASCAR race being held in a minefield \u2014 is that party\u2019s duly voted-upon nominee, which means he holds all the cards when it comes to stepping back.<\/p>\n<p>That also means he has to consent to what the party wants, which is for him to step aside before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-side-with-mccarthy-to-push-debt-bill-through-house-but-now-it-faces-another-hurdle\/\" title=\"Dems join McCarthy to pass debt bill in House, but face new obstacle.\">fast-approaching deadline<\/a> for him to be replaced on the ballot and allow the party to pick his replacement through a process which he plays no part in.<\/p>\n<p>And I know you\u2019ll never believe this, but it seems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graham-platner-will-drop-maine-senate-race-one-condition-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Platner has issues with consenting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on the official Maine Democrats X account Tuesday night \u2014 a video that looked every bit like a cry for help recorded from deep inside a collapsed Peruvian coal mine \u2014 party executive director Devon Murphy-Anderson insisted that the state Democrats were \u201cworking around the clock to develop a process to replace our U.S. Senate nominee that is open, inclusive, transparent, and fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that 1) they <em>do<\/em> have a nominee who hasn\u2019t indicated that he\u2019ll allow himself to be replaced, despite the fact he\u2019s almost certainly unelectable at this point, and 2) if he does drop off the ballot before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/07\/democratic-factions-battle-pick-platner-replacement-before-he-leaves-maine-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday deadline<\/a> for replacing him on the November ballot, his team has indicated that he would only drop out if he were sure he was going to be replaced by someone ideologically aligned with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-ramaswamy-reminds-some-of-andrew-yang-how-does-this-comparison-stack-up\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy&#039;s resemblance to Yang sparks analysis: How does this comparison hold up?\">campaign insider told<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/07\/06\/us\/platner-campaign-accusation?smid=url-#a04074c0-e515-5c96-894c-c1cf42ed84fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> on Monday after the rape allegation broke in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That person is probably former state Senate President Troy Jackson, who \u2014 while backed by Platner\u2019s OG hard-left benefactor, socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders \u2014 would not likely be the person that an \u201copen, inclusive, transparent, and fair\u201d process run by Democratic Party establishmentarians would select.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Platner aide lists terms for dropping out: \u201cIf he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShaneGoldmacher?\">@ShaneGoldmacher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2Jyofd0xi\">https:\/\/t.co\/x2Jyofd0xi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/peterbakernyt\/status\/2074284013955453051?\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ergo, the issue: The sway the Democratic Party bosses now have over a man who\u2019s basically been destroyed by a fuller exposure of just how deeply sick he is \u2014 who has no other political career to go back to, whom no one in the party is even willing to go near, who has no cushy Beltway job to fall back upon, but who <em>does<\/em> have the party nomination technically sewn up in a seat the Democrats covet like nothing else \u2014 is apparently a <em>lot less<\/em> than they thought they had after the allegations broke on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Graham Platner\u2019s team has repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like,\u201d Murphy-Anderson said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner\u2019s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, nor in determining what this process looks like. We have also reiterated that Graham Platner must drop out of this race so that Democrats in Maine can focus on defeating Susan Collins this November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to making this process public as soon as Graham Platner formally withdraws from this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update from Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson on the Maine Senate race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jzj9ofinU8\">pic.twitter.com\/Jzj9ofinU8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maine Democrats (@MaineDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaineDems\/status\/2074653501771194683?\">July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You may notice the contradiction: Graham Platner has no role in determining who the nominee is, but for that nominee to be chose, Graham Platner must drop out of the race for which he has officially secured the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Dylan may have said it best: \u201cWhen you ain\u2019t got nothing, you got nothing to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps there really <em>is<\/em> another Graham Platner allegation out there so damaging that the Democrats really do have some leverage over him. Heaven knows that establishment media has finally gotten interested in treating this as seriously as they should have months ago. On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/07\/ex-girlfriend-graham-platner-says-he-removed-condoms-without-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported that one of the women who initially accused Platner of abuse, Lyndsey Fifield, also alleged Platner would surreptitiously remove condoms during sex without permission, despite the fact she wasn\u2019t on birth control.<\/p>\n<p>And, she claimed, he did it <em>repeatedly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, even Democrats can\u2019t deny the reality that Platner is not exactly working for the common good.<\/p>\n<p>So, why would a man with no prospects and nothing but a nomination to trade decide to trade it away out of the goodness of his heart? On the basis of available evidence, I don\u2019t think that goodness exists. A practiced expert in non-consent isn\u2019t going to suddenly consent to do the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>The only reason the Racicot allegation caused everyone to drop their support for Platner, aside from that July 13 ballot deadline, was that it was a corroborated accusation of behavior on the part of Mr. Platner that was simultaneously 1) disqualifying, 2) illegal, and 3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ms-now-says-quiet-part-loud-didnt-believe-past-platner-accuser-associated-right-wing-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made by an ardent Democrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Except, we had plenty of corroborated allegations that met at least one (and sometimes two) of those criteria before Monday, and that wasn\u2019t enough for almost <em>any<\/em> Democrat to step back. To hit the panic button now is to ignore all the occasions when that button should have been hit, and hit hard, but wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, we had Fifield\u2019s very similar allegations in June, published \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/platners-ex-girlfriend-accuses-nyt-sanitizing-abuse-claims-interview-really-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">albeit in heavily whitewashed form<\/a>, Fifield (quite credibly) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lyndseyfifield\/status\/2074458074983596378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> \u2014 by The New York Times five days before Maine\u2019s primaries. We had Platner\u2019s social media history, which included (among other things) the fact that he didn\u2019t think rape or violence was that serious. There was even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-dems-nominate-nazi-tattooed-graham-platner-immediately-attacks-susan-collins-reputation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazi tattoo<\/a>, for the love of Pete. <em>A Nazi tattoo<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>If you are shown every red flag in the book that a guy is a bad character and you look right past them, do not be surprised when you find out that he\u2019s not only a bad character in his private life, but in public life as well. And he is, as of Tuesday evening, the duly selected nominee of the Democratic Party for the U.S. Senate seat in the state of Maine, with no means of statutorily changing that status without his consent.<\/p>\n<p>How would getting that consent happen? Appealing to the better angels of his nature is to make an assumption that they exist, when conservatives (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/depraved-things-watch-fetterman-blast-platner-challenge-prove-didnt-send-d-pics-underage-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and some liberals<\/a>) spent the better part of a year providing you with receipts that those angels had vacated the premises, had they indeed ever lived there in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Threats and ultimatums won\u2019t work either when those threats and ultimatums, when delivered in an impassioned video posted to the official account of the Maine Democrats, showed the inherent contradictions in them.<\/p>\n<p>But yes: After all that, good luck trying to get Mr. Platner to learn lessons in properly consenting to what you want at this very late hour, Devon Murphy-Anderson. 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