Clip: Can Democrats salvage the Maine Senate race after Platner's exit?

Jul. 10, 2026 AT 8:45 p.m. EDT

It wasn’t the Nazi tattoo that did in Graham Platner. It was a rape allegation that caused the left-wing of the party to finally give up on their beloved oysterman. The big question for democrats now is how to salvage Maine, which they pretty much have to win to take control of the Senate.

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