Graham Platner suspends Senate campaign
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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, clearing the way for Democrats to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. Platner’s decision comes after a woman told CNN and Politico he raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. 0:00 Platner announces suspension of campaign 3:32 Platner says those in power are limiting his ability to campaign 7:23 Platner says this is not an admission of guilt Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #election #Senate #News
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