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Bernie Sanders calls on Graham Platner to withdraw from US Senate race amid sexual assault claims

Jul 7, 2026Center Left

Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential supporters, is the latest to call on him to withdraw from race in MaineThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the US Senate race in Maine, citing “very serious allegations” of sexual assault.While Platner has denied the claim, first reported by Politico, a…

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