Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate

Summary

Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, predicted victory in Tuesday's primary despite fresh allegations of physical intimidation toward women. The oyster farmer and Marine combat veteran dismissed the reports as "weaponized" attacks on his past during a 25-minute speech to supporters in Bar Harbor on Friday. Platner has faced a string of controversies, but maintained confidence that voters would back him anyway.