Maine Democrat Platner denies allegations before Senate primary (opens in new tab)

Graham Platner, a first-time Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, told supporters Friday in Bar Harbor that voters would stand by him despite reports about his past behavior toward women, with the state’s primary scheduled for Tuesday. Platner, a Marine Corps veteran and oyster farmer, has framed himself as Democrats’ best chance to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. The latest scrutiny followed a New York Times report on past relationships in which some former girlfriend...