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Posted on 09/03/2026 1:11:42 AM PDT by Libloather
Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
Platner, who won the nomination in June but dropped out in July after Politico reported that a former girlfriend said he sexually assaulted her, had been scheduled to speak Monday at the rally in Ellsworth, near his hometown of Sullivan.
He has denied the allegations.
Platner was expected to speak about labor history and the importance of unions in the US Event organizers were urged not to let him speak by the former girlfriend and another woman who has accused him of domestic abuse.
Organizers said Wednesday that the planned speech was drawing negative media attention, and he will instead lead a veterans’ march after the rally.
“Graham is not speaking,” said Carol Leonard of Hancock County Activists, a progressive group organizing the rally. “The media frenzy got just too insane, and we became concerned about safety.”
Platner is an oyster farmer and combat veteran who filled theaters around Maine during a barnstorming campaign that resulted in a decisive win over Gov. Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign before the primary.
He has no experience in elected office but fashioned a campaign focused on working-class issues such as the high costs of housing and healthcare.
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We vacationed in Maine in June. I can’t begin to tell you how many Graham signs we saw. Everywhere
From rising star to plummeting fall from grace.
Well, He’s still big in Oyster world.
He'll probably just spend a quiet Labor Day weekend with family and friends burning some books around the BBQ pit.
WHAT??? They don’t want that CLASSEY guy to speak?? I am SHOCKED! Maybe Hasan Piker is available!
Darn, I was planning to go and wear my SEIU tee shirt.
Did you go on one of the old sailboats? If not, I highly recommend it.
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