Democratic leaders are ducking questions about their Senate candidate’s misconduct scandal — a notable reversal from the same politicians who championed “Believe all women” during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia, who loudly condemned both Justice Kavanaugh and former Sen. Al Franken when they faced misconduct allegations, was asked Sunday on CNN why he’s treating the Graham Platner case differently. His response: it’s a matter for Maine voters to decide.

“If these allegations are true, obviously they’re disturbing, as the father of three daughters. But at the end of the day, the folks in Maine are going to decide that,” Mr. Warner said on “State of the Union.”

Mr. Warner also chalked up some of the allegations — including sending sexually explicit texts to multiple women while married — to Mr. Platner’s claimed PTSD from his Iraq War service. Mr. Platner has offered no medical documentation to support that claim.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also claimed ignorance of the allegations when asked on Fox News Sunday about Democrats’ “believe all women” rhetoric.

Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who campaigned with Mr. Platner over the weekend, called his behavior “misogynistic and shameful” — but said he’d only withdraw support if evidence of physical assault emerged beyond the former girlfriend who already says Mr. Platner assaulted her. Mr. Khanna notably added: “I believe her.”

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