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Platner Withdraws as Maine Senate Race Shifts | Huntsville News
Graham Platner, Maine’s Democratic Senate hopeful, has dropped out after a sexual assault allegation resurfaced, throwing a wrench into the party’s strategy to flip the Senate. Once a progressive darling with no prior elected experience, Platner’s campaign was already tarnished by a Nazi-style tattoo and inflammatory social media posts. The accusation, detailed in a Politico report, claimed he forced himself on a woman in 2021 after she asked him to stop. Facing mounting pressure—including from Senator Bernie Sanders—Platner cited the need for transparency in replacing him, while denying…
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