2026-07-09
Graham Platner drops Maine Senate race amid rape allegation
39 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 5.5-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.
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- -1.5The Guardian · LeftMaine progressives race to find candidate to replace Graham Platner
- -1.5The Atlantic · LeftPlatner Just Made Things Harder for Democrats
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- -1.0Politico · LeftMamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
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- -1.0Boston Globe · Left‘A slow-rolling disaster’: Inside the implosion of the Platner campaign
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- -0.8Politico · CenterBernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’
- -0.8Boston Globe · CenterMaine Democrats plan convention to replace Platner: What to know about Senate race
- -0.7NY Times · CenterWho is Troy Jackson, a Democrat running for Senate in Maine?
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- -0.5NY Times · CenterPlatner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Senate Candidate in Maine
- -0.5The Economist · CenterWhat Graham Platner’s collapse means for the Democrats
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- -0.2Daily Caller · CenterFamily Pets Are Overlooked Victims Of Affordability Crisis
- +0.2Washington Examiner · CenterWho is running to replace Graham Platner?
- +0.5Daily Caller · CenterWho Could Replace Graham Platner In Maine’s Senate Race?
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- +0.5Washington Examiner · CenterPlatner’s possible replacement, who is standing by him, sponsored bill aimed at holding rapists accountable
- +0.8Reason · CenterGood Riddance to Graham Platner
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- +1.5Washington Examiner · RightWhat happens to the brains behind Graham Platner’s rise and fall? They’ll find another oyster farmer
- +2.2Washington Examiner · RightDemocratic establishment is ‘dead’: Joe Concha
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- +2.8Breitbart · RightTrump Slams Democrats for Not Believing Conservative Platner Accuser
- +3.0National Review · Far RightTrump Derangement Syndrome Was Behind the Platner Disaster
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- +3.5National Review · Far RightA Sniveling Graham Platner Torches the Democrats on His Way Out of Their Party
Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.