Newsweek, June 2026
Graham Platner’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine has been powered by a striking advantage among women, according to two recent polls. But reports about the leading Democratic candidate’s history with women could derail his party’s chances of unseating Republican Senator Susan Collins and taking back the Senate in November.
On Thursday, The New York Times reported on Platner’s relationships with previous girlfriends, some of whom viewed him positively and others who described him as sometimes insulting, volatile or unfaithful. One woman said Platner twisted her arm during an argument and locked her in a room. Platner has denied the allegations, saying they are “simply not true” and calling them “politically motivated.”
