Key Democratic figures call on Graham Platner to ‘immediately’ withdraw from Senate race – US politics live
Maine’s party leadership calls for Platner to withdraw after after sexual assault allegation emerges Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Maine’s Democratic party leadership has called for US Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race, as the scandal-hit Marine veteran loses support from his previously most vocal backers. Trump’s latest attempt to delay payment of a $5.8m judgment for defaming a magazine columnist whom a jury determined he sexually abused has been empha
Senator Bernie Sanders , an independent from Vermont who has been a staunch supporter of Graham Platner, is now urging the embattled Democratic candidate to withdraw from the Maine Senate race.
double quotation mark I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine. In light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step aside.
We are still waiting for more news from the Platner campaign.
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- Bernie Sanders joins Democrats’ calls for Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race as window to replace him narrows – live
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