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Platner Drops Out as GOP Leverages Fallout | Wilmington News
Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine is over after he dropped out amid mounting scandal — including a fresh rape allegation, past inflammatory posts, a Nazi-style tattoo, and accusations of marital infidelity and violent behavior. Facing internal Democratic pressure and GOP exploitation of his downfall, Platner’s exit now fuels Republican attacks on key Democratic candidates like Matt Dunlap and Stefany Shaheen, framing them as tainted by association. Democrats push back, calling GOP tactics hypocritical and pointing to Trump as a double standard, while defending the moral imperative of…
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