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Democrat Graham Platner exits key US Senate race amid rape allegation

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Democrat Graham Platner has withdrawn from the US Senate race in Maine following a rape allegation. Platner, who had drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, stated his withdrawal was not an admission of guilt. His departure complicates the Democratic Party's efforts to flip a Republican-held seat currently occupied by Senator Susan Collins. AI

RANK_REASON Withdrawal of a candidate from a political race due to allegations.

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Democrat Graham Platner exits key US Senate race amid rape allegation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Democrat Graham Platner exits key US Senate race, but denies rape allegation

    Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee whose insurgent rise had drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, ended his campaign on Wednesday after a rape allegation threatened to derail one of his party’s best chances of flipping a Republican-held seat. Platner, a Mari…

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