The Senate Democrat and backer of Graham Platner has no regrets in dismissing a woman who alleged domestic violence.

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Last week, when the imploding campaign of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner was dominating the political news cycle, Senate Democrats who had boosted Platner were able to scurry away from him without having to answer tough questions because Congress was out of session following the July Fourth holiday.

John McCormack is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was Washington correspondent at National Review and a senior writer at The Weekly Standard. When John is not reporting on politics and policy, he is probably enjoying life with his wife and daughters in northern Virginia or having fun visiting family in Wisconsin.