Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/n5TCBMPcAri.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Graham Platner Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign [XyqaV0d2883] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Graham Platner, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, announced Wednesday night that he will drop out of the race following a sexual assault allegation by a former girlfriend. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me, and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,” he said in a video posted to social media. Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: Newsletters: Visit the C-SPAN Shop: #cspan aO0vUHudshu UiigTHeLRjd IwUeGy55ch4 XAuL6hEhJ3W waWlumfG9CV
Graham Platner, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, announced Wednesday night that he will drop out of the race following a sexual assault allegation by a former girlfriend. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me, and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,” he said in a video posted to social media. Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: Newsletters: Visit the C-SPAN Shop: #cspan aO0vUHudshu UiigTHeLRjd IwUeGy55ch4 XAuL6hEhJ3W waWlumfG9CV