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Platner Under Fire as Dems Race to Replace Him | Boise News
Maine Democrats are in chaos as Senate candidate Graham Platner faces mounting pressure to drop out after a sexual assault allegation from a former girlfriend — with top party leaders, including Schumer and Sanders, demanding his exit. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has frozen all support for his campaign, leaving just weeks to find a replacement before the July 13 deadline to withdraw and July 27 to name a new nominee. With Maine a key battleground for flipping Senate seats — and incumbent Susan Collins seen as vulnerable — the party is racing to unite behind a new candidate…
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