Platner Suspends Maine Senate Run After Controversial Exit Video
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Maine Democrat Graham Platner abruptly suspended his U.S. Senate bid after allegations of sexual assault, delivering an 11-minute exit video that blamed the political establishment and framed the campaign as a movement fighting for openness, while critics called the performance self-pitying and Democrats scramble to nominate a replacement to face Republican Susan Collins.
- It’s not me, it’s them: Platner goes down snarling with graceless exit video The Guardian
- Why Some Women in Maine Are Mourning the End of Graham Platner’s Campaign The New York Times
- Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid, clearing way for Democrats to pick new nominee CNN
- Graham Platner’s exit in Maine: 5 lessons Democrats could learn The Hill
- A bunch of failed candidates are scrambling to replace Graham Platner Politico
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