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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
The 11-minute video in which Platner announced his withdrawal mirrored the insurgent campaign he ran for 11 months.
Dempsey did not endorse any other candidate from those currently teasing their interest in replacing Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race on Wednesday.
Dempsey did not endorse any other candidate from those currently teasing their interest in replacing Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race on Wednesday.
Dempsey did not endorse any other candidate from those currently teasing their interest in replacing Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race on Wednesday.
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Candidate for key US Senate race in Maine suspends his campaign after a series of allegations were made against him
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
Graham Platner, the embattled Maine Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate, announced Wednesday he is suspending his candidacy following allegations of sexual assault.
The controversial Maine progressive may be out of the Senate race, but his resignation speech suggests he is already plotting a comeback, writes Eli Lake.
The Democratic candidate said he was suspending his campaign but insisted that this was not an admission of guilt regarding the allegations against him.
Some Democrats who fell short in the June 9 primary are vying to face off against Sen. Susan Collins
The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president. Two years ago Democrats had one job: stop Donald Trump from returning to the W...
“Graham Platner announces the real victim in all of this is Graham Platner,” one social media user summed it up.
Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine on Wednesday promised to formally withdraw from the race, after a string of controversies including an accusation of sexual assault plunged...
Graham Platner suspended his Maine Senate campaign Wednesday after a rape allegation and a wave of Democratic pressure shattered his bid against Sen. Susan Collins. In an 11-minute video, P...
"I think it's a really disappointing response," Suttle-Braun said, noting Platner blamed the Democratic Party and funding for the decision.
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee whose insurgent rise had drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, ended his campaign on Wednesday after a rape allegation threatened to...
The Maine Democratic Party will hold a first-of-its-kind convention to choose Graham Platner’s replacement in the race for U.S. Senate, it announced Wednesday evening, around the same time...
President Trump on Wednesday reacted to the Graham Platner scandal as top Democrats jumped ship on his campaign, and his withdrawal from the race was looming. The post WATCH: Trump Responds...
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The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
After a campaign already surrounded by controversy, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing growing pressure from within his own party to end his bid following a rape alle...
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign.
A July 6 allegation of sexual assault appears to have been the final straw for Democratic support of Maine Senate...
Democratic nominee Graham Platner dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, two days after an accusation of sexual assault tanked support from his party. “This is incredibly dif...
John Fetterman calls Graham Platner a "dead man walking" and demands Bernie Sanders apologize for endorsing the scandal-plagued Maine candidate.
Graham Platner denies the allegation. Democrats have until July 27 to select another nominee in a race considered critical for control of the narrowly divided U.S. Senate.
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Political newcomer won last month's Democratic primary to oppose Republican Sen. Susan Collins
The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"
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Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is stable · 34 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.