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Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault. “I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), previously a vocal defender of the Senate candidate, wrote on social media.…

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Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault.

“I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,” Rep.

Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), previously a vocal defender of the Senate candidate, wrote on social media. “These allegations are very serious and credible.

Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) called the allegations against Platner “troubling and deeply serious.”

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