2026年7月7日 美国东部时间上午9:41 / 福克斯新闻
詹姆斯·塔拉里科、玛丽·佩尔托拉、舍罗德·布朗和佩吉·弗拉纳根等人呼吁普拉特纳在7月13日截止日期前退出竞选
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
缅因州参议院候选人普拉特纳面临越来越多退选呼吁，此前又爆出新性侵指控
缅因州民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳面临新的性侵指控，多名顶级民主党人要求他立即退出该州参议院竞选。
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缅因州民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳曾以打造不断壮大的进步派联盟作为竞选纲领，但如今全国范围内参选的多位关键候选人已与他划清界限。
普拉特纳对阵共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯的竞选活动周一遭遇重创，据《政客》报道，这位准议员涉嫌强奸一名前女友。指控传开数小时内，多名高知名度候选人与其划清界限，并要求他退出竞选。
“针对格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的可信指控不容忽视——他应立即退出竞选，”得克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在一份声明中说道。
普拉特纳核心盟友在重磅性侵指控撼动竞选后倒戈：“这是红线”
2026年5月1日，缅因州波特兰，民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳接受电视采访。(格雷姆·斯隆/盖蒂图片社)
塔拉里科和其他以进步派身份参选的民主党参议院候选人，包括密歇根州的阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德、阿拉斯加州前众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉、俄亥俄州前参议员舍罗德·布朗以及明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根，均呼吁普拉特纳退出竞选。
“性侵的可信指控不容忽视，”埃尔赛义德说道。“缅因州选民理应拥有无需在性暴力与企业奴役之间进行道德妥协的参议院候选人选择。”
这是五位参议院 hopefuls 首次公开谴责普拉特纳，此前多起丑闻一直困扰着他的竞选活动。
尽管卡瓦诺事件后有虐待指控，民主党仍给予普拉特纳“宽限”
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福克斯新闻数字频道未立即收到各竞选团队的回复，解释为何这些候选人选择在此时与普拉特纳决裂，而非在之前的指控曝光后，包括《纽约时报》6月的报道称，这位缅因州候选人表现出“令人不安”的女性交往行为，通常涉及酒精和所谓的恐吓。
与此同时，普拉特纳尚未退出这场民主党视为夺回参议院控制权关键的竞选。
在《政客》报道发布后不久发布的一段视频声明中，普拉特纳否认了性侵指控，但承认此事可能对其竞选造成影响。
独家：柯林斯将其在缅因州马铃薯田积累的履历与普拉特纳的“愤怒言辞”对比
2026年6月26日，得克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂，得克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在西班牙裔核心小组会议上发言。(卡蒂娜·曾茨/《圣安东尼奥快报》通过盖蒂图片社)
“无论报道有多不准确，但考虑到它将带来的政治现实，我们将花时间反思对我所热爱的州、我所热爱的人民、我所属的运动以及击败苏珊·柯林斯的目标而言，最佳的前进道路是什么，”他说道。
留给民主党人思考下一步行动的时间已经不多了——缅因州的候选人退选截止日期是7月13日。如果普拉特纳届时退选，同样与其划清界限的缅因州民主党将有至7月27日的时间提名替代候选人。
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而普拉特纳和参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默拼命想要击败的政治对手柯林斯，一直与这场跨党派的混乱保持距离。
“这些指控令人发指，”柯林斯在一份声明中说道。“不过，挑选民主党参议院候选人并非我的职责。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责美国参议院事务的撰稿人。
Platner’s paper tiger progressive coalition crumbles after bombshell rape allegation
July 7, 2026 9:41am EDT / Fox News
James Talarico, Mary Peltola, Sherrod Brown and Peggy Flanagan are among those calling on Platner to exit the race before July 13 deadline
By Alex Miller
Graham Platner faces mounting calls to exit Maine Senate race after latest allegation
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces a new sexual assault accusation, leading top Democrats to demand his immediate withdrawal from the state’s Senate race.
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner campaigned on building a growing progressive coalition, but some of the key candidates running across the country have now turned their back on him.
Platner’s campaign against Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was rocked on Monday after Politico’s report that the aspiring lawmaker allegedly raped an ex-girlfriend. Within hours of the allegation circulating, several high-profile candidates disavowed him and demanded he exit the race.
“The credible allegations against Graham Platner cannot be ignored — he should withdraw from the race immediately,” Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said in a statement.
TOP PLATNER ALLY TURNS ON HIM AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION ROCKS CAMPAIGN: ‘RED LINE’
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner participated in a television interview on May 1, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
Talarico and other Democratic Senate candidates pitching themselves as progressives, including Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, former Rep. Mary Peltola in Alaska, former Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, all called on Platner to exit the race.
“Credible allegations of sexual assault cannot be ignored,” El-Sayed said. “Voters in Maine deserve a choice for U.S. Senate that doesn’t force them to make a moral compromise between sexual violence or corporate servitude.”
But it’s the first time the five Senate hopefuls have publicly admonished Platner after several scandals have dogged his campaign.
DEMOCRATS EXTEND PLATNER ‘GRACE’ DESPITE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AFTER KAVANAUGH RECKONING
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Fox News Digital did not immediately hear back from each campaign on why each candidate opted to break with Platner now rather than after previous allegations, including the June report from The New York Times that the Maine candidate exhibited “unsettling” behavior with women that often revolved around alcohol and alleged intimidation.
Meanwhile, Platner has yet to withdraw from contention in a contest that Democrats viewed as the key to winning back the Senate.
In a video statement released moments after Politico’s report, Platner dismissed the rape allegation but acknowledged the reality it could have on his campaign.
EXCLUSIVE: COLLINS PITS RECORD BUILT IN MAINE POTATO FIELDS AGAINST PLATNER’S ‘ANGRY RHETORIC’
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during the Hispanic Caucus at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi on June 26, 2026.(Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)
“Regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to and the goal of defeating Susan Collins,” he said.
The clock is ticking for Democrats to figure out their next move — the deadline in Maine for a candidate to drop out is July 13. If Platner does withdraw by then, the Maine Democratic Party, which also disavowed his campaign, has until July 27 to nominate a replacement.
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And Collins, the political foe that Platner and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are desperately trying to beat, has stayed at arm’s length from the mess across the political spectrum.
“These allegations are appalling,” Collins said in a statement. “Nevertheless, it is not up to me to choose the Democratic nominee for Senate.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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