Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=3EcPGojEpOd Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Graham Platner Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign [ZfLDGgYig2N] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 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 BSfgUIuAQy8 7kJc3KskmEy 6wpgkXT0ZcT n9wMWICWHug OUkPog7kOgW
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 BSfgUIuAQy8 7kJc3KskmEy 6wpgkXT0ZcT n9wMWICWHug OUkPog7kOgW