Graham Platner's Senate Campaign in Maine
The Pure Report account · 8 sources · as of Jul 07, 12:45 UTC Contested
Graham Platner has faced calls from Democrats to drop out of the Maine Senate race after an allegation of sexual assault by Jenny Racicot. The allegation involves claims that he drunkenly forced her to have sex. The nature of the allegation is contested, with some outlets describing it as sexual assault and others specifying it as rape.
Sources disagree
How each side framed it · in their own words
Key facts
- Graham Platner has faced calls from Democrats to drop out of the Maine Senate race after an allegation of sexual assault by Jenny Racicot.
- Jenny Racicot is a woman Platner once dated.
- The allegation involves claims that Platner drunkenly forced Racicot to have sex.
Framing spectrum · 28 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Daily Wire (right), Jul 06, 17:29 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 9 | 56 | Axios, Guardian, NPR, New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Intercept +3 |
| Center | 5 | 20 | Al Jazeera English, BBC, The Hill, apnews.com, cnbc.com |
| Right | 5 | 37 | Daily Wire, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Examiner, nypost.com |
| Unclassified | 6 | 12 | PBS NewsHour, bangordailynews.com, independent.co.uk, notus.org, washingtonexaminer.com, wmtw.com |
Report-by-report timeline · 125
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