By

Ed Kilgore,

political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015

Graham Platner on the campaign trail.

Graham Platner’s once-powerful campaign against Senator Susan Collins is currently imploding. On Monday, Politico published a credible accusation of sexual assault against Platner, the latest of a long string of concerning allegations about his background and character. Democrats in Maine and elsewhere are not giving Platner much time to consider his next move, as he will be locked in as the party’s nominee in November if he doesn’t withdraw in the next six days.