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Key Democratic figures call on Graham Platner to ‘immediately’ withdraw from Senate race<\/h2>\n

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Maine\u2019s Democratic party leadership has called for US Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race, as the scandal-hit Marine veteran loses support from his previously most vocal backers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes as Politico reported that Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine resident who previously dated Platner \u2013 whose insurgent rise has drawn comparisons to president Donald Trump \u2013 accused him of forcing her to have sex in late 2021.<\/p>\n

Platner rejected the allegation and, in a video message posted to X after the report was published, called the allegations \u201ctroubling, serious and false.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, many top Democratic figures have called on the beleaguered nominee to step down. In a joint statement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Kirsten Gillibrand said Platner should \u201cimmediately withdraw\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ro Khanna, the California representative who has been one of Platner\u2019s most vocal supporters, also <\/strong>said he should drop out. \u201cI\u2019ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cThese allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator who endorsed Platner in March, said in a statement \u201cthere can be no tolerance for sexual assault\u201d. She said: \u201cWith so much at stake, the best path forward is for Graham Platner to step aside as the Democratic nominee and address these serious allegations outside this Senate race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The allegation lands at a perilous moment for Democrats, who view Maine as a central battleground in their effort to regain control of the Senate in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

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