Posted on 07/07/2026 5:46:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
Liberal author and famed Maine writer Stephen King is rallying behind embattled Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday amid growing calls for him to drop out of the race.
The political landscape was rocked Monday after a sexual assault allegation surfaced against Platner. Jenny Racicot, one of Platner's exes, claimed to Politico he drunkenly entered her home in 2021 and raped her. Platner denied the accusations.
While Platner's future in the Maine Senate race hangs in the balance, the iconic creator of "The Shining" and "It" is hoping he doesn't throw in the towel.
"Graham Platner may drop out. (I hope he doesn't, but.) Meanwhile, the Abuser in Chief just keeps on keepin' on," King wrote on X. The author, an outspoken Trump critic, was alluding to the various sexual misconduct allegations leveled against the president, which he has long denied.
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So do I, for a change. Graham is showing us his true colors and we should believe him.
Fight! Graham! Fight!
He’s a psycho nazi rapist Trump hater. Like the Maine Dem woman who was recently interviewed said “Nobody’s perfect”.
stephen king is like that little purse dog that likes to hump his owner’s leg.
Disgusting POS pedo.
“ABC News says Platner can only be replaced on the ballot if he drops out by the 13th”
“Perhaps Platner would like a nice oceanfront mansion”
ZERO doubt he is waiting for the best offer. Hopefully his ill-gotten gain will only be good for buying cigarettes in prison.
a ‘true mainer’, just like platner?
dont insult the memory of wilford brimley!
I hope he doesn’t drop out either. But I’m betting they’re twisting the screws at this very moment.
I agree with him. Keep Platner in the race.
Graham’s true color? Pink
I think I know what you did there. And, if so, it would likely work.
We owe King a thank you, for finally letting us know who - or rather, what - he is.
Better call...Bernie.
Some of us have known for a good while.............
Is King looking for material, with a political twist, for his next Horror novel?
The law still in place: You Can’t Kill Stephen King.
A better B movie than I expected. I don’t recommend it.
Spoiler: King is still alive and pontificating, by the way.
The harridan Liz Warren....
So he turned her on (”He’s my kind of man.”)
Then she turned on him.
Rejecting endorsement she gave him.
Yeah, Trump keeps trying to bring peace to the Middle East and prosperity to the United States... guess that means 'keepin' on'.
That said lots of Republicans are ok with a commie rapist with a Nazi tattoo being the face of the new democrat hellhole party... You're not alone being 'with Stephen' lol
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