Another Democrat Meltdown: Sexual Assault Allegation Explodes in Platner’s Campaign Right Before the Deadline, Because of Course It Does

Throws Up In His Mouth After Smelling His Own Breath

Oh, how shocking. Another glowing progressive champion finds himself wrapped up in the kind of scandal that would end a Republican’s career in about five minutes flat. 

Democratic Senate candidate Graham "HH" Platner is now embroiled in controversy over his past behavior, including allegations of abuse from ex-girlfriends and that charming Nazi-linked tattoo he used to sport. Speculation is swirling on social media about the future of this scandal-plagued Nazi-loving far-left Democratic nominee after several of his events were mysteriously canceled over the Fourth of July weekend. Then, naturally, Politico dropped an explosive report on Monday afternoon accusing him of sexual assault, timed perfectly ahead of a key deadline. 

How convenient for the party that always lectures us about believing all women, until the woman in question becomes politically inconvenient. Just ask Hillary Clinton about that factoid.

Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, told Politico over the course of three interviews that Platner forced her to have sex five years ago against her will, a claim that Herr Platner denied in the story. Additionally, the report says that a man Racicot dated afterward confirmed she had told him about the incident, which was also corroborated by emails between Racicot and her therapist. 

"I remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me," Racicot told the outlet, which allegedly took place while Platner was 'almost blackout drunk.' "I remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, 'This is no longer my choice.'"

Platner and his wife with whom he was unfaithful

Racicot said in the report that "one of the reasons" she didn't come forward until now was the "huge moral conflict" she had between her support of Platner's politics and not supporting him "as a person." In other words, she was torn between being a Democrat puppet or a victim of a Democrat.

"I just want the truth out there," Racicot said. "I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person."

In a statement to Politico, the Nazi tattoo-wearing Platner said, "These allegations are troubling, serious, and false. Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue." 

The Platner campaign posted a video on X shortly after the Politico story published where Platner again called the allegations "false" and that he was going to "reflect" on the best path forward. The idea that he is capable of reflecting is questionable since vampires cast no reflection.

"So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful 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," Platner says in the video. "Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today."

Translation from conservative ears: The political reality of voters finding out who you really are is proving rather inconvenient for your communist cosplay tour. As for this writer, I am ashamed that you were a US Marine.

Over the last few days, multiple Platner events over the 4th of July holiday weekend and Monday were mysteriously canceled. There was no official explanation or comment from the campaign, Bangor Daily News reported on Monday, other than one event organizer saying that an event in Gorman was canceled due to Platner "not feeling well." 

Sure, comrade; must be that sudden case of "the voters might actually hear what I stand for" flu.

The news of the canceled events led conservative outlets and pundits to speculate throughout the day on Monday, before the Politico report was published, about whether there was an underlying reason for the cancellations. Turns out their instincts were spot on, as usual.

"Graham Platner cancels MULTIPLE scheduled town hall events as progressive allies tease another scandal is about to hit his campaign," the Maine Wire news outlet posted on X. "Augusta town hall for last night - CANCELED Gorham town hall tonight - CANCELED Sanford town hall tonight - CANCELED. There are no other upcoming events listed on his FB page, or on Mobilize."

"Graham Platner no-showed Fourth of July celebrations across Maine," the National Republican Senatorial Committee posted on X in response to the Maine Wire post. "Now, he's canceling everything else. We wouldn't want to be seen in public either… "

"A well-placed source told us that Graham Platner is dropping out of the Maine Senate race this week," the Washington Reporter posted on X. "Note that Platner has yet to release his Q2 fundraising totals, a sign he may have underperformed expectations." It seems as if Maine voters are hesitant to vote Nazi/Communist this year, but give them time because, hey, you never know.

Susan Collins with her 'banky' and a new lease on Senate?

In addition to the online rumors circulating on Monday, bets on the online prediction market Polymarket surged over the weekend, with users betting that Platner would drop out before the midterms. Even the betting markets know a sinking ship when they see one and soon the rats will also depart, I suspect.

Platner has been at the center of multiple controversies since launching his campaign, including infidelity, alleged physical abuse of an ex-girlfriend, a Nazi-linked tattoo, disparaging comments about the military, referring to himself as a "communist", scrutiny over his working-class bonafides, and a variety of inflammatory posts on a deleted Reddit account. But sure, he’s definitely the man Maine needs in the Senate. What could possibly go wrong that isn't already going wrong in places like New York City?

Despite the controversies, many polls in recent weeks showed that Platner had a lead on Collins. However, a Fox News poll published last week showed Collins with a small advantage, along with more than half of respondents saying that Platner lacks the judgment to serve as a U.S. senator. 

That level of bad judgment deserves its own participation trophy . . .  and a therapist.

Now that Platner has won the Democratic primary, the next key date is 5 p.m. on Monday, July 13. Under Maine law, if Platner formally withdraws as the Democratic nominee by that deadline, the Maine Democratic Party can replace him on the general election ballot by selecting a new nominee through its party process, with the replacement required to be chosen by July 27.

"These allegations are very serious and Graham vigorously denies them," a Platner campaign mouthpiece told Fox News Digital. "They are also coached and coordinated by out of state establishment operatives. For a year, opponents of this campaign have thrown everything they can at Graham – calling him a Nazi, a war criminal, and a communist. None of it has been true and this is no different." 

"It is not a coincidence that this story comes a week before the ballot deadline, just as the previous false allegations came a week before the primary. Graham began this campaign to fight for a Maine where everyone is treated with dignity and where Mainers are put first, and no amount of desperate smears will stop this movement from seeing that vision through."Of course it’s all a vast right-wing conspiracy. It always is, until the next scandal drops.

In fact, the Democratic Party has perfected the art of dropping last minute bombs on GOP candidates and nominees, if memory serves. [See Brett Kavanaugh.]

Meanwhile, Susan Collins continues doing her job while the Democrats tear their latest “working class hero” to shreds. Business as usual in the party of decency, decorum, and implying that Republicans are a danger to the nation and must be dealt with . . . use your imagination, Antifa et al.

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New Accuser Says Platner’s Nazi Tattoo Was Actually A Reminder That America Is The Real Villain

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s increasingly cursed tattoo saga took another sharp turn this week after a former romantic partner claimed the candidate fully understood the meaning behind his infamous Nazi insignia and allegedly treated it like a progressive TED Talk on American imperialism.

The unidentified woman told the New York Post she was romantically involved with Platner in 2021, back when the future Senate hopeful was apparently juggling a fiancée, a dating app habit, and a chest tattoo straight out of a History Channel documentary on “Europe’s Worst Ideas.”

“As a person who is a leftist, I immediately looked at him and asked him, ‘Is that a Totenkopf?’ and he told me a whole, ‘he will hold this weight forever’ bravado sob story about how it was, but he decided to keep it as a reminder that the United States was the evil, bad guy overseas,” she told The Post.

Apparently Platner’s explanation was not, “Oops, my bad,” but instead the classic progressive defense of “Actually America is the real fascist.”

The Post reported it corroborated portions of the woman’s account through old text messages and social media posts, because in 2026 every political scandal now comes with archived receipts and emotionally unstable screenshots.

“I very briefly was talking to and then consequently seeing Graham Platner from about February 2021 until mid July 2021 when it was revealed to me that he was cheating on his fiancée at the time,” the woman posted on X. “He knew about the fu**ing tattoo.”

According to screenshots she shared, the relationship apparently involved Nazi tattoos, infidelity, bizarre bedroom sound effects, and enough red flags to qualify as a Soviet military parade.

In one message to her mother, she reportedly blasted Platner over his “Nazi tattoo” and “small d—k,” while also accusing him of making “weird noises” and “fu**ing around on his fiancée.” In another message to a friend, she warned, “Better not take a peek at the Nazi tattoo on his chest.”

Somewhere, Democratic campaign strategists are likely wondering whether it’s still too late to run literally anyone else.

The woman also pushed back against claims that critics of Platner are just right wing operatives trying to sabotage the campaign.

“I think you’ll find that contrary to the current spin of his campaign, I am not in fact a ‘Republican operative’ hell bent on destroying his campaign, but instead am and have been very much on the left side of the political spectrum,” she wrote.

That clarification probably hurt Democrats even more. It is one thing when conservatives call you out for questionable behavior. It is another when your fellow leftists start sounding like opposition research teams.

In a lengthy statement, the woman explained she had moved to Maine during the pandemic to work at a “glamping resort” near Acadia National Park and joined Tinder because she knew nobody in the area. Unfortunately, instead of meeting a rugged outdoorsman or emotionally available yoga instructor, she matched with a Democratic Senate candidate carrying what appeared to be a live action Reddit thread on his chest.

The accusations are only the latest headache for Platner, whose explanation for the tattoo has been unraveling faster than a CNN fact check during a Republican debate.

Earlier this week, Platner’s former political director accused him of “a pattern of dishonest behavior,” which in modern politics is basically the equivalent of saying water is wet.

Despite the growing pile of controversies, Maine Democrats selected Platner on Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The choice came after weeks of revelations involving disturbing social media activity, explicit messages with multiple women, and reports that Platner maintained an account on a platform allegedly frequented by child predators.

At this point, Democrats appear to be following the proven electoral strategy of “Surely voters won’t notice.”

Platner’s campaign attempted damage control yet again.

“Graham’s repeatedly said he picked a skull and crossbones tattoo off a wall in Croatia to commemorate surviving Ramadi and his friends who were killed there,” a spokesperson told The Post. “Graham has also since covered up the tattoo and answered countless questions about it.”

Critics noted this is a very unusual explanation, largely because most Americans commemorate military service with a shadow box, a challenge coin, or maybe a bumper sticker, not a symbol widely recognized from Nazi iconography.

Still, Democrats remain optimistic voters will focus on the important issues, like protecting democracy from mean tweets and banning gas stoves.

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‘Sleazebag’ Dad Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez admits to cheating on wife after Post exposé

WASHINGTON — Congressional Dads Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) finally fessed up Tuesday that he cheated on his wife, right after The NY Post dropped the April bombshell that he was caught playing tonsil hockey with a congressional aide outside a DC party. 

We don't know if he scored.

The Post’s report lit the fuse on a House Ethics Committee investigation that dug up all kinds of gross new details, absolutely torching Gomez’s painstakingly polished image as America’s most devoted family man.

“Years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,” Gomez told CNN, describing the extramarital relations as “consensual.”

“I sincerely apologize to my wife, family, friends and the people that I have the privilege to serve,” said Gomez after he was caught, who in January 2023 wore his baby son in a sling around his neck during marathon votes for House speaker like the world’s most committed dad influencer.

“I sought professional assistance to help re-center and heal the relationships that mean everything to me, and move forward with the honesty, transparency, and respect that everyone deserves from the people they love. I continue to do this work.”

The Los Angeles Democrat was spotted making out with a much younger congressional aide for a different lawmaker outside the home of then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), The Post revealed in April.

Gomez, who is married, was making out with the aide at Swalwell’s bash to celebrate the start of that year’s August recess. Attendees did not recall seeing his wife or 11-month-old son anywhere in the vicinity. Shocking.

Swalwell, the man known for "the fart heard round the world," resigned in disgrace following a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him earlier this year. Birds of a feather and all that.

“This guy [Gomez] is a sleaze-bag. He should resign and use his free time to trade war stories with Swalwell,” said one Democratic source familiar with the matter.

“Hopefully he doesn’t hook up with another chief of staff at Eric Swalwell’s house. One is too many.”

Gomez and the younger Hill staffer were seen kissing by a stunned group of Democratic congressional aides, two of whom recounted their surprise to The Post. A third source heard of Gomez’s alleged relationship with the woman from additional Democratic sources.

The Post did not initially publish the name of the woman involved.

Gomez, a close Swalwell friend, strongly denied The Post’s reporting in April and his confession did not specify particular wrongdoing. How convenient.

A spokesman did not immediately offer comment on whether he was confessing to the relationship reported by The Post — after his blanket denials.

Gomez, who represents a heavily Democratic district in Los Angeles, also gave no indication that he planned to resign. Of course he didn’t.

“Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most,” Gomez said in his statement.

“I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family.”

Sure, Jimmy. Keep that Dads Caucus membership card warm.

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Platner's campaign in trouble: if you thought the Nazi tattoo was bad, check this out

Graham Platner, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Maine who’s come under fire for a Nazi tattoo and apparently masturbating in port-a-potties sent sexually explicit texts to other women while he was married, the Wall Street Journal reported. And let us not forget his brutal comments about a U.S. soldier getting wounded and how he said he should have been killed instead.

But it gets worse.

Platner’s wife informed his campaign about the problem days after he announced he was running, the paper reported.

Platner and Amy Gertner got married in 2024. Within a year of marriage, she found sexually explicit text messages from several women in the spring of 2025, the Journal reported.

On May 30 this year, the Wall Street Journal detailed how his wife discovered those sexually explicit texts he exchanged with other women in 2025, quite early in their marriage. She flagged this to a trusted campaign aide last August, ahead of the comrade Bernie Sanders rally, as she was worried it might have a negative political impact upon decent people who find that kind of behavior repugnant and immoral. [Not that it seemed to be a serious enough problem for her to leave the pig.]

Anyway, the campaign saw it as a private marital issue that should be handled through counseling, and they went ahead with the events. Gertner later said they worked through it and came out of it with a stronger marriage.

Some social media and local reports also reference pre-campaign complaints from Maine women about Platner on dating apps (e.g., Tinder interactions followed by ghosting).

Platner has not publicly detailed any of these situations. Not the crude discussions of prostitution overseas and his defense of married men who have sex with prostitutes.

But despite the immorally bankrupt behavior of Platner and the many who don't see his scumbaggery as an issue, he leads Susan Collins in the polls.

Back in 2019, he made comments about avoiding taxes by "banging hookers in Thailand" instead of dealing with a wife at home.

What is happening to our country? 

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Dem. Nashville Mayor admits affair and may have misused taxpayer funds

Democratic Mayor of Nashville, Megan Barry, admitted to having an extramarital affair with former head of her security team and admitted she hoped to repair "the damage I have done."

It's unclear if the damage she was referring to was to her husband, Bruce or to the taxpayers whose funds she may have misused.

The Barrys had a son, Max, who, on July 30, 2017 died of an apparent drug overdose in Denver, Colorado at the age of 22.

Some of Ms. Barry's accomplishments since she has been mayor of Nashville:

Gun violence has increased significantly, rising up to 21 shootings from January to October 2017. The Tennessean noted that 2017 was "the bloodiest year for teens and children in more than a decade," many of whom were black children who lived in city-run [aka Democratic run] housing projects such as the James A. Cayce Homes. Barry promised to "get illegal guns off of our streets and out of the hands of kids and dangerous criminals" and she offered more job training for local kids. She did not explain how she planned to accomplish the goal of getting illegal guns out of the hands of kids.

In December 2017, Barry dedicated the first historical marker in Tennessee to honor an LGBT activist, Penny Campbell, in East Nashville. It is unclear as to which, if any, gender Penny Campbell identifies with, but whichever one or two she or he or whatever does, you can bet Barry is on board.

On January 31, 2018, Mayor Barry admitted she had an extramarital affair with Sgt. Robert Forrest Jr., the cop in charge of her security detail.

The Nashville city council's budget chairwoman, Tanaka Vercher, is reviewing her options to investigate if Barry possibly misused taxpayer funds during her extramarital affair. Vercher heads the budget and finance committee and has asked the council's lawyer to determine her authority to investigate the mayor's expenses during her tryst with her former security chief.

Barry accrued over $33,000 in travel expenses combined between her and Forrest, from January to late October 2017. She claims all the trips were just business related, not 'monkey business' related.

The Tennessean reviewed the case finding over $7,000 in overtime working on trips attended by Barry et al. In 2017, Barry and Forrest went on nine trips together--including one excursion to Greece--which they claim were "business related."

Forrest said on January 17th that he would retire Wednesday after over 31 years with Metro Nashville Police, 14 years of which he spent supervising the mayor's security detail over three administrations, and only this last one did he have a sexual relationship with the person he was securing.

"Right now the perception is--whether it's true or not--that this affair occurred on taxpayer's dime," Vercher said.

Trips to Greece are often taken by mayors of Nashville to ensure that Nashville souvlaki shops are getting pure ingredients.

Barry vowed during a Wednesday news conference to cooperate with any investigators in her conduct review, as if she had much of a choice.

"There were no policies that were violated," [if you don't count divine policy] she said. "Nothing illegal happened. The records will absolutely show that the expenses matched what the overtime expected."

Barry was elected in 2015 and said she plans to continue in office.

The affair began soon after she took office.

"I accept full responsibility for the pain I have caused my family and his," Barry blathered in a statement. "I am so sorry to my husband Bruce, who has stood by me in my darkest moments and remains committed to our marriage, just as I am committed to repairing the damage I have done."

Poor Mayor Barry--she is definitely the victim here, it seems.

Taking a page out of the POTUS communication handbook she tweeted:

"God will forgive me, but the people of Nashville don't have to. In the weeks and months to come, I will work hard to earn your forgiveness and earn back your trust. nashville.gov/News-Media/New..."

It's nice to know that even a mayor of a major US city can know what God will do. She even admitted knowing her behavior was destructive and said she "did it anyway."

But the best part was her pontificating while apologizing. "I must hold myself to the highest standard of which the voters deserve to expect. Please know that I'm disappointed in myself but also understand that I'm a human and that I made a mistake."

In a statement carefully reviewed by his attorney, Forrest said he regretted allowing his "professional relationship" with Ms. Barry turn "into a personal one."

The poor guy asked for privacy as he works "to rebuild the trust of the ones I love most."

Good luck with that trust, dude.


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