On Wednesday evening, Graham Platner suspended his campaign as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine. He had faced a growing number of scandals and loss of support, with the final straw coming Tuesday when an ex-girlfriend claimedPlatner broke into her home and raped her.
“I think as many of you know, over the past couple days, I have faced some very serious allegations and I just want to make it clear this is all false,” Platner said in his video announcement.
In response to Platner’s statement, host Tony Kinnett on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” questioned why the candidate bothered dropping out.
Platner’s claims about being “regular” people conflicted with allegations against him. “Amy and I are regular people. We were not looking for this experience,” he said.
“That’s not normal. That’s not ‘Amy and I are normal,’” Kinnett offered as he listed the scandals plaguing Platner. He also pointed out that these scandals were haunting Platner even before rape allegations came out or the June 9 primary.
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“It’s not the false allegations, though, that have brought us to where we are,” Platner said. “It’s the fact that they are being used by the political establishment to put structural pressure on us.”
Kinnett counter Platner’s complaints about the establishment by noting the recent successes of Democratic Socialists of America candidates.
Platner also complained about the party not spending money on the race if he remained, claiming “they would rather see [Republican Sen.] Susan Collins win than have me be the next senator from Maine.”
Platner claimed he’s “not asking for how this process is going to work” and is “not trying to dictate to anyone who it should be or how we get there.” However, he reportedly insisted on being involved in picking a replacement, which Maine Democrats shot down.
“Party apparatchiks are not the ones to make these decisions. These decisions need to be made in the open by the people of this state, the people who got us here,” Platner said about the process he wants to see.
“This is exactly the kind of political system that everyone voted against,” Platner insisted, though Kinnett countered with a post from Maine Democrats that same night.
Platner again brought up his wife as he got around to laying out his campaign’s next steps, claiming, “Amy and I struggled about getting into this,” which Kinnett took issue with, given what Platner put her through.
“Last summer, right around this time of year, we sat down and we looked at each other and we said, ‘If we believe in the kind of politics we think that we do, we have to do this,’” Platner continued. “Over the past couple days, really yesterday and today, we have had to have that exact same conversation.”
“We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me, and for that reason we are suspending campaign operations,” he said.
“This is incredibly difficult because I know that some will think it’s an admission of guilt and it most certainly is not. We’re not doing it because of the allegations. We’re doing it because of the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power,” Platner added.
“And now they are not going to let us have it. Not if it’s me. And so we’re suspending campaign operations. I want to make clear though, I intend to file my paperwork to withdraw,” Platner indicated.
“We’ll see where he’s going with this,” Kinnett responded. He offered that Platner may be trying “use leverage to get the system that he wants.”
The Maine Secretary of State indicated on Thursday morning that Platner had not formally withdrawn in writing. Axios reported that Platner privately told staff he’ll formally exit the race on Monday.
Platner must formally withdrawal by Monday if Maine Democrats want to legally replace him on the ballot.
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