ME-SEN: Moore calls on Platner to drop out
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday joined a chorus of Democratic Party leaders calling on Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to end his campaign following a sexual assault allegation that surfaced Monday.
Platner, a military veteran and oysterman, has been the subject of troubling accusations from former romantic partners. But Democrats, seeing a chance to oust longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins, had stuck with their progressive standard-bearer in Maine — until now.
“These are horrific allegations, and he needs to get out of the race right now,” Moore told reporters Tuesday afternoon in Glen Burnie.
Platner so far has survived controversies ranging from a tattoo linked to Nazi symbolism, old social media posts and past relationships with women, including accusations of marital infidelity. On Monday, Politico published report based on an interview with Jenny Racicot, who said an intoxicated Platner came to her home uninvited in 2021 and forced himself on her. In a later interview with CNN, she said considered the incident rape.
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