Platner faces pressure to drop out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation

According to The 19th, Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, is under mounting pressure to drop out of the race after an allegation of sexual assault, which he has denied. Platner is a military veteran, oyster farmer, and first-time candidate who launched his campaign last August against Republican Senator Susan Collins in what has become one of the most competitive Senate contests in the country.

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