{"id":2626575,"date":"2026-07-08T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-lost-any-high-moral-ground-with-platner-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:37:23","slug":"democrats-have-lost-any-high-moral-ground-with-platner-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-lost-any-high-moral-ground-with-platner-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats have lost any &#8216;high moral ground&#8217; with Platner: Joe Concha"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdemocrats-have-lost-any-high-moral-ground-with-platner-joe-concha%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=2626575&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>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized Democrats for ignoring serious allegations against Maine Senate candidate graham Platner. Concha highlighted accusations including a Nazi tattoo from his military service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parallels-being-drawn-between-behavior-of-biden-and-cuomo\/\" title=\"Parallels being drawn between behavior of Biden and Cuomo\">sexual assault claims<\/a>, and offensive comments on Reddit. Despite these allegations, Democrats praised Platner and hesitated to withdraw support, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-more-student-loan-forgiveness-through-2024-election-desperate-hail-mary\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s student loan forgiveness extends till 2024 election: A last-ditch effort.\">prioritizing political gain<\/a> over victims&#8217; concerns. Concha argued that this reflects a pattern of disregarding serious misconduct to secure Senate seats, citing previous cases like Eric Swalwell and Joe Biden. He emphasized that Maine law allows Platner to withdraw by July 13, but Democrats appear willing to overlook the allegations to maintain the Democratic candidate position, with some party leaders already moving to replace him. Concha condemned this approach as exemplifying a political strategy rooted in power rather than justice or morality.  <\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> for turning a blind eye to serious concerns about Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a> Senate candidate<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\"> Graham Platner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery Democrat that went on national television and praised Graham Platner, knowing what they knew about him, that was all out there in writing and public in statements,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Fox &#038; Friends First <\/em>Tuesday. \u201cDemocrats have lost whatever perception they thought they had of a high moral ground.\u201d<\/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\/4640068\/michigan-senate-debate-el-sayed-stevens-slam-each-other-financial-interests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michigan Senate debate: El Sayed and Stevens slam each other over financial interests<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4639491\/graham-platner-campaign-cash-bolster-democrat-abandon-them\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner could use his campaign cash to bolster another Democrat \u2014 or abandon them<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4639930\/el-sayed-stevens-michigan-senate-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El-Sayed hits \u2018bought off\u2019 Stevens in debate as she says he\u2019s \u2018propped up\u2019 by GOP<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha listed out the number of serious accusations that came out about Platner, including a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3858840\/maine-senate-graham-platner-nazi-tattoo\/\">Nazi tattoo<\/a> he got during his military service, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault allegations<\/a> brought forward<\/a> by past girlfriends, and concerning comments he made on deleted Reddit posts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In those deleted posts, Platner said the stereotype that black people don\u2019t tip is \u201csolid,\u201d and confirmed that white people in rural America are racist and stupid, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-off-the-wall-reddit-posts-haunting-graham-platners-maine-senate-bid\">list compiled by Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3613618&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=a95d5c094539e9bafe87dd08dd74de34\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner was put under the spotlight yet again after a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\"> <em>Politico <\/em>report<\/a> published Monday revealed that another ex-girlfriend came forward to claim that Platner sexually assaulted her while severely intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then on Tuesday, ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield came forward with new allegations that Platner would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4639810\/graham-platner-ex-condoms-allegations\/\">remove condoms without her consent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifield was also cited in an earlier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\">report<\/a> from the <em>New York Times, <\/em>which detailed other sexual assault allegations, and also highlighted that Platner knew about the meaning of his Nazi tattoo before it was covered up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Monday\u2019s report, Platner posted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2074214272628916296\">campaign video on X<\/a>, saying he would take time to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4637616\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-maine-senate\/\">\u201creflect\u201d<\/a> on his campaign\u2019s \u201cbest path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> said \u201cit\u2019s time for him to drop out of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4632641\/sanders-breaks-silence-calls-on-graham-platner-quit-senate-race\/\"><strong>SANDERS BREAKS SILENCE AND CALLS ON GRAHAM PLATNER TO QUIT SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGraham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a new candidate who can defeat [incumbent Republican Sen.] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a>,\u201d Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kirsten-gillibrand\/\">Kirsten Gillibrand<\/a> (D-NY), chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), the top Senate Democrat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dscc.org\/article\/dscc-statement-on-maine-senate-race-2\/\">said in a joint statement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha criticized Democrats for seemingly ignoring the allegations of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was never about rape victims, whether we\u2019re talking about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Epstein<\/a> or Platner, it\u2019s all about obtaining power again,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said Democrats are panicked as the deadline for Platner to withdraw inches closer. Under Maine law, Platner has until July 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re either stuck with Platner, or replacing him with a candidate that party leaders decide, and not the public through actual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\">voting<\/a>. I mean, it\u2019s just so <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/soviet-union\/\">Soviet<\/a>, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said Democrats did the same thing with former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> (D-CA) when multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. He then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4525947\/swalwell-ends-california-gubernatorial-campaign\/\">withdrew from the California governor\u2019s race<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4527587\/eric-swalwell-resign-congress-sexual-misconduct-accusations\/\">resigned from Congress.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve seen this movie before,\u201d Concha said. \u201cMost famously, we saw it in 2024. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> brain turned to anchovies on that debate stage against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> in June. A few weeks later, he was replaced, without one vote from the public, by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>. This is a losing strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4638950\/troy-jackson-moves-forward-maine-senate-bid-replace-graham-platner\/\"><strong>TROY JACKSON FILES EXPLORATORY BID TO REPLACE GRAHAM PLATNER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said Democrats are willing to look past serious claims, as they did with Platner, to secure a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats, again, they keep doing this, and they don\u2019t care what the public thinks in these situations,\u201d Concha said. \u201cJust get the seat, and get out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha slams Dems ignoring allegations against Platner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2626576,"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\/07\/AP26159006863557.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,82402,5894],"class_list":["post-2626575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-moral-compass","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26159006863557.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626575","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626579,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626575\/revisions\/2626579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}