Newsom On Platner: ‘clearly There Wasn’t Enough Vetting Done.’
SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom said Thursday that “clearly there wasn’t enough vetting done” of Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race.
“I can't get into the merits of what they do in Maine, in terms of that vetting process, et cetera,” the California governor said. “I just don't know enough to have an informed opinion. Clearly there wasn't enough vetting done, so that's by definition table stakes in this conversation.”
Newsom’s remarks came in response to a question at a Northern California news conference about whether Democrats vetted Platner thoroughly enough. Platner suspended his campaign Wednesday after POLITICO reported an allegation of sexual assault against him, an allegation Platner denied.
Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential contender, urged Democrats to focus on “what do we do to win and move forward.” A crowded field of Democrats in Maine are already maneuvering in the contest to replace Platner as the party's nominee.
“Every second we're talking about the past is a second wasted in terms of the essential nature of that race,” Newsom said.
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