Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York weighed in on the mounting scrutiny surrounding Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine.“Platner might think, ‘There’s no way I’m dumping out at least until I try some of these possible pushback techniques.’ Listen, I would not be surprised, you’ve seen this a million times before, big bombshell story hits, appears to be kind of air-tight, and everybody says it’s over, there’s no way he can stay in,” York said on the Hugh Hewitt Show Tuesday.
“Then you know within 24 hours, some people are saying, ‘I don’t know, maybe that’s not exactly right,'” York continued. “Maybe everybody’s first panic impression is not actually true.”
Platner has faced a substantial number of allegations, including racism, accusations involving Nazi symbolism, claims of infidelity, and reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with women who were not his wife, with a rape allegation now the newest to surface.
Politico reported Monday that Jenny Racicot, one of Platner’s former girlfriends, came forward with sexual assault allegations, claiming he forced himself on her in 2021 against her wishes. Platner has denied any non-consensual conduct and called the accusations false. ‘A NAZI COMMUNIST WITH RAPE ALLEGATIONS, THAT’S WHO REPRESENTS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’: LAUREL LIBBYDespite multiple Democrats withdrawing their endorsements and encouraging him to drop out, Platner remains the Democratic nominee for now.York suggested that the narrative is still unfolding, saying, “If I were Platner, I would say, ‘Give me a few days to think about this.’ This might look different in a few days, because sometimes stories do.”
