Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=aPNZ95kvuao Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Graham Platner Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign [PAnZaDj2NM7] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 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 bRg9lI9Vknq qB3H1F6l38k cNp1kZVWU6P pfCKyOXHoqw JxhoDM9O98a
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 bRg9lI9Vknq qB3H1F6l38k cNp1kZVWU6P pfCKyOXHoqw JxhoDM9O98a