Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner announced that he is suspending his campaign on Thursday, after being accused by a former girlfriend of sexual assault.
Platner continued to deny the allegations and blasted the political establishment for derailing what he called a movement.
“What comes next needs to come from the people of Maine,” Platner said in the video, saying his replacement on the ballot should be done in an open, transparent way. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me. For that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.”
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