Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign

“A month after he captured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine with a fiery populist message, Graham Platner was facing mounting pressure to leave the race after a woman accused him of rape,” the New York Times reports.

“The calls for his withdrawal came in rapid-fire succession, from liberal activists who had championed his bid online, crucial early endorsers and the highest-ranking figures in his party.”

“By Tuesday morning, it was clear the party had turned against him. Officials from the Democratic Senate campaign arm and an aligned super PAC — the most powerful engines of the party’s infrastructure — urged him to withdraw, and top party leaders in Maine called on him to abandon his bid.”