Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal
www.pressherald.com
Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.

This means he can be replaced with another Democrat

Per the NYT

Graham Platner can be replaced as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine if he withdraws from the race by next Monday, and state law would then give the state Democratic Party until July 27 to name a replacement.

    • chloroken@lemmy.mlEnglish
      155·
      7 days ago

      First of all, it’s “believe women”, not “believe all women”.

      Second of all, shut the fuck up. The only men upset that women are speaking up are rapists and abusers. Which one are you?

      Edit: it’s weird as fuck you replied to a single comment three times.

      • velma@sh.itjust.works
        121·
        7 days ago

        They did the lovely move of commenting “VELMA IS A CUNT” in this thread as well. Just to make sure I got the message.

        It’s a wonder rape victims ever come forward at all.

          • velma@sh.itjust.works
            91·
            7 days ago

            All my leftist buddies attack women, call them liars and cunts, and defend rapists. Totally normal, nothing to see here /s

                • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
                  23·
                  6 days ago

                  Is there a credible claim about him being a rapist? Because all I can find is the ramblings of a habitual liar who has since defected to Russia

                  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
                    2·
                    6 days ago

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_sexual_misconduct_allegation#Sexual_assault_allegation is a good write-up of things.

                    Mostly it comes down to… Biden was known to be creepy and inappropriate towards women for basically his entire career. Inappropriate touching was pretty par for the course, but allegations beyond a lingering hand or an unwanted “kiss on the cheek” are basically non-existent. Not at all okay but… anyone who is aware of joe “a clean and articulate gentleman” biden knew he was very much “born of a different time” and… yeah.

                    As for Reade? Nothing verifiable but plenty of people to come out of the woodwork and discredit her.

                    So my personal stance is… I intentionally don’t have one. If biden did it, he will never face justice. I don’t think Reade was a republican plant but I have also seen firsthand the mental toll that comes from an abuser being glorified by the community and how that can impact memories years later.

                    But I also don’t think for a second that the people who bring it up on the regular care about the woman. They just see it as ammunition for Their Team.

        • chloroken@lemmy.mlEnglish
          81·
          7 days ago

          Least deranged liberal, folks.

          Leftist. Yeah, sure. Lmao. Fuck all the way off.

    • Pirate2377@lemmy.zipEnglish
      91·
      6 days ago

      Do you know how hard it is to prove rape in the court of law though without relying on testimony? The most you can prove with evidence is that sexual intercourse happened, but not if it was consensual. Even rape kits can only prove whether you had cum in you and if damage was done to your body. Which is why people who lie about being raped are the scum of the earth, but I’m not going to say “pics or it didn’t happen” like the partisan tribalists do whenever their candidates are accused. If Platner was a moderate democrat, all the tankies would be beating the opposite drum right now