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I defended Graham Platner. Now I want him gone.
July 8, 2026, 4:04 a.m. ET Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, announced on July 6 that he was "taking time to reflect" following a Politico report that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2021. If he values the state he... Read more.
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