Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U. S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode and imperil Democrats’ attempt to regain power in Washington. Platner’s exit will most likely force a reckoning within the party, which has been divided between its moderate and progressive factions, when it is struggling to unify during...
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