Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid: What that means for Democrats
- Democrat Graham Platner has withdrawn his bid for the Senate race in the US state of Maine amid allegations of sexual assault by a former partner as high-stakes November midterms draw closer.
- The scandal has rocked the Maine Senate race, which Democrats have honed in on as a necessary win to gain new seats and upset the Republican Senate majority.
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- Democrat Graham Platner has withdrawn his bid for the Senate race in the US state of Maine amid allegations of sexual assault by a former partner as high-stakes November midterms draw closer.
- The scandal has rocked the Maine Senate race, which Democrats have honed in on as a necessary win to gain new seats and upset the Republican Senate majority.
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Sources: Al Jazeera