Calls for Graham Platner to drop out grow after sexual assault allegation

According to The Guardian World, pressure is mounting on Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Maine, to abandon his campaign. The calls intensified Monday after a woman accused him of sexual assault. Platner has denied the allegation, but a number of prominent Democratic figures have publicly urged the nominee to step aside.

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