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Explosive sexual assault allegation rocks Platner campaign ahead of key deadline in crucial Senate race
Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live
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Senate pick announced his withdrawal in angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email A month after he won Maine’s Democratic primary, Graham Platner, the oyster farmer turned insurgent candidate has suspended his campaign after being accused by a former girlfriend of severely sexually assaulting her in 2021 – an allegation he denies as “categorically untrue”. Now that Platner has said he will file paperwork to withdraw from the race, Maine Democrats have until 27 July to select a replacement to face Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, in a race widely seen as pivotal to control of the Senate. The state party said on Wednesday it would hold a nominating convention to pick a new candidate. Continue reading...
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