Good Riddance to Graham Platner—But What Can We Learn?

The Democratic Party must reflect on how to prevent this horrific catastrophe from becoming a pattern.

(Graham Platner denies allegations of rape in a video released by the campaign on July 6th, 2026.)

As of 8:10 p.m. on July 08, 2026, the campaign of soon-to-be U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner came to an end. In a rambling, conspiratorial social media video dripping with self-pity and grandiosity, Platner conceded that his path to victory ha…