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Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign

Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins

The Independent UK

Trump says Platner is ‘in a bind’ after sexual assault allegation but it depends if you ‘believe the woman’

Trump makes first in-depth comments about Maine Senate race after Platner faces calls to drop out over sexual assault accusation

The Independent UK

Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents

It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.

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Platner, accused of sexual assault, suspends Senate campaign

Maine Democrat Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate on Wednesday night, a move that allows the state party to select an alternate candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a marquee matchup this fall. Platner’s announcement that he would drop out of the race comes two days after…

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Platner Hasn't Dropped Out Yet, But Republicans Already Plan To Attack His Potential Replacements

The Republican Party is planning to spend $8 million in negative ads on whoever the Democrats decide should replace embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner if he ends up dropping out of Maine's Senate race.

International Business Times

Jockeying to replace Platner on Maine ballot has already begun

A pseudo Senate primary has formed in Maine as Democrats wait on Graham Platner to potentially end his campaign in the face of an allegation of sexual assault. Platner, the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall, has denied the accusation but said Monday that he was…

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Graham Platner Is Being Pushed To Drop Out Of Maine's Senate Race. He Is Reportedly Trying To Influence His Possible Replacement

Embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is reportedly attempting to influence who would replace him on the ballot in Maine.

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Democrats accuse Graham Platner of trying to put ‘thumb on the scale’ of process to replace him

Frustration mounts that Maine nominee has not withdrawn over sexual assault claim as Trump says Platner ‘in a bind’

The Guardian - US

Maine Senate candidate already facing assault claim now accused of ‘Stealthing’ by second ex

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The Independent UK

Platner calls sexual assault allegations ‘all false’ as he drops out of Senate race; Maine Democrats to choose new nominee – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Chris Murphy Calls for Graham Platner to Exit Senate Race, Says Assault Allegations Are 'Disqualifying'

On Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called for Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the Senate race following assault allegations, while urging his party to avoid replacing him through a closed-door process that excludes voters.

Benzinga

Democrats face senate nightmare after outsider candidate scandal

With Graham Platner’s campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there’s no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race

The Independent UK

'Oh Sneaky Me!' Senate Hopeful Graham Platner Hit by Fresh 'Stealthing' Allegation

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces new allegations of non-consensual sexual behaviour, intensifying calls for his withdrawal. Platner denies the claims, but political pressure mounts.

International Business Times UK

Graham Platner Loses Sanders, Warren and Schumer Support Within 24 Hours of Rape Allegation

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faces calls to withdraw after a rape allegation, with key Democrats withdrawing support ahead of Maine's ballot deadline.

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The Independent UK

Graham Platner accuser levels ‘stealthing’ claim against embattled Maine Senate candidate: report

The Platner campaign has called the allegations ‘categorically false and politically motivated’

The Independent UK

Here’s how Democrats can still take the Senate even with Graham Platner on political life support in Maine

ANALYSIS: Every path to win back the Senate majority hinged on Democrats winning Maine. But, writes Eric Garcia, with greater difficulty, Democrats could still get to 51 seats

Salon

Sanders: Platner should "step aside"

The Platner booster joined a chorus of prominent Democrats urging the Maine candidate to end his campaign.

International Business Times

A Woman Accused Graham Platner of Sexual Assault, Now Bernie Sanders Has Asked Him to End His Senate Campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he personally urged Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to end his campaign after a woman accused him of sexual assault.

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The Guardian - US

How could Democrats replace Graham Platner in Maine’s Senate race – and who might they choose?

Democrats weigh options as controversial Senate nominee faces calls to drop out of race after sexual assault allegation

The Guardian - US

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

Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential backers, is latest to call on him to withdraw from Maine race

International Business Times

A Woman Accused Maine Senate Candidate Platner Of Sexual Assault. Democrats Are Scrambling To Force Him Out

Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner is facing calls to drop out of the race following an accusation of sexual assault.

The Independent UK

MTG deletes X post criticizing Graham Platner sexual assault accuser

Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene removed her message on the latest controversy threatening to throw the Maine Senate race into turmoil

International Business Times UK

Dems Abandoning Graham Platner: Campaign Committee and Allies Won't Invest if Platner Remains on Ballot

Graham Platner's Senate campaign faces collapse as Democrats withdraw support following allegations of misconduct, raising questions about the party's future in Maine's crucial race.

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Democrat rising star facing calls to withdraw candidacy after ‘incredibly disturbing’ allegations of SA emerge

He denies the allegations, but his campaign is in meltdown.

The Guardian - US

Pressure mounts on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race as new allegation emerges – as it happened

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