Graham Platner drops out of Senate race, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him
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Graham Platner announced Wednesday he’s ending his Senate campaign. The announcement came after a woman he dated accused him of sexual assault in 2021, causing his support to hemorrhage even among top Democratic allies, who rescinded their endorsements and called on him to drop out. Platner denied the allegation as “false." For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC
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