Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race in Maine
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".

Maine Democrats are looking to quickly turn the page on Senate candidate Graham Platner’s imploding campaign and select a new nominee ahead of a looming Monday deadline, but escalating tension between his campaign and the state party is threatening Democrats’ hopes of salvaging a race critical to flipping the Senate this fall. Maine Democratic Party…
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
The Maine Democratic Party announced on Wednesday plans to hold a nominating convention to select its candidate for U.S. Senate as former nominee Graham Platner’s decision to exit the race threatens to derail efforts to flip the seat blue. Platner ended his Senate campaign to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday evening, just days…
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The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"
Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he is "suspending campaign operations" for his Senate bid.Platner indicated that he intends to withdraw from the race — but said the process to replace him "needs to be driven not from back rooms, but by the will of the people."Why it matters: His apparent departure — following a sexual assault…
Graham Platner has been forced out of the Maine Senate race after he won over 70% of the vote in the state's Democratic primary. The post BREAKING: Platner Drop Outs of Maine Senate Race Amid Explosion Rape Allegations appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Platner announced Wednesday evening that he will be dropping out of the Maine Senate race.