Graham Platner Drops Out In Maine Senate Race

Left, Right & Center by KCRW

Jul 10, 202650:14Society & Culture

Democrats badly want to win control of the Senate this fall, but they just suffered a bad blow: Graham Platner, their candidate in Maine, dropped out of the race after facing rape allegations. Whose job was it to vet Pla...

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