MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell offered a series of harsh comments toward Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after he suspended his national campaign Wednesday night.Rampell’s criticism comes after Platner, a populist Democrat challenging Republican Sen.Susan Collins, received countless calls to resign following a rape allegation made by a woman he previously dated."Well, that was Graham Platner officially announcing that he is dropping off of the ballot… for federal Senate from Maine," Rampell said, after showing a video of Platner announcing he would be suspending his campaign.
"But taking zero responsibility for any of the scandals and more troubling things in his past that have destroyed that campaign."PLATNER DROPS OUT OF CRUCIAL SENATE RACE AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION TORPEDOES CAMPAIGNGraham Platner, then-Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"Instead blaming, let's see, corporate media, the political establishment — lots of hate for the political establishment, saying that.
‘We banded together.We did it the way we were told we were supposed to make change, and we won.
And now they are not going to let us have it.’"Rampell pointed to Platner’s allies — including Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who previously offered his endorsement — turning their backs on the embattled candidate as the allegations came to light."So lots of finger-pointing and blame — and not taking any responsibility," Rampell continued.
"Note that whoever he conceives of as the political establishment — you do have many of his once allies, including Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna — also calling for him to drop out.People who believe many of the same policy ideas that Graham Platner himself says that he was taken down for."SANDERS BREAKS SILENCE ON PLATNER, CALLS ON SCANDAL-PLAGUED PROGRE...