Platner Faces Growing Democratic Calls to Drop Out
Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Even supporters like Representative Ro Khanna of California called on the Democratic nominee to exit the Maine Senate race after a report that he had sexually assaulted a woman.
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- Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’ (Center Left)
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