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Jul. 9, 2026

Platner drops Maine Senate bid, hailing campaign effort to ‘end the genocide’

Platner drops Maine Senate bid, hailing campaign effort to ‘end the genocide’

Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday evening that he will drop out of the U.S. Senate race following new allegations that he had committed sexual assault. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me, and for that... Read more.

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