Pressure mounts on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race as new allegation emerges – live
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17.51 EDTSummary: Graham Platner's embattled campaign and allegations against him Calls for resignation continue to mount for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, a day after a woman he dated accused him of sexual assault in an exclusive story published by Politico. Platner has denied the allegation, calling it “categorically false” but said he was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” in the race. This statement hasn’t convinced Democrats, from Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who believe the best path forward is for him to withdraw from the race. Progressive senator Bernie Sanders, who had previously endorsed Platner and rallied with him repeatedly in Maine, also asked him to step aside.
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