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Sanders, Warren call for Platner to drop out

Sanders said he had recommended that Platner leave the Maine Senate race.

Sanders, Warren call for Platner to drop out
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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren joined other Democrats calling for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to leave the race after two women made allegations of sexual misconduct. Platner denied the allegations and said he was considering next steps for his campaign.

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Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

U.S. senator from Vermont calling for Graham Platner to step aside

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Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

U.S. senator from Massachusetts calling for Graham Platner to step aside

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U.S. representative from Rhode Island calling for Platner to withdraw

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

U.S. senator from Maine and Republican candidate in the Senate race

Ed Markey
D · MA · SEN

U.S. senator from Massachusetts who said he could not support Platner's candidacy

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned in Warren's statement about holding him accountable

Maine secretary of state mentioned as a possible replacement nominee

Massachusetts House candidate calling for Platner to drop out

Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

U.S. senator from New Hampshire calling for Platner to end his campaign

Maine Democratic Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct

Seth Moulton
D · MA-6

U.S. representative from Massachusetts and Senate candidate calling for Platner to withdraw

Senate candidate mentioned as a possible replacement nominee

Gabe Amo
D · RI-1

U.S. representative from Rhode Island calling for Platner to withdraw

Chris Pappas
D · NH-1

U.S. representative from New Hampshire and Senate candidate calling for Platner to step aside

Richard Blumenthal
D · CT · SEN

U.S. senator from Connecticut calling for Platner to withdraw

ALSO MENTIONED  Dan McKee, Rhode Island governor whose campaign team called for Platner to step down; Hannah Pingree, Democratic nominee for Maine governor calling for Platner to leave the race; Jenny Racicot, Former girlfriend who accused Platner of sexual assault; Lyndsey Fifield, Former girlfriend who made a separate allegation about Platner; Maura Healey, Massachusetts governor who withdrew her support for Platner; Ned Lamont, Connecticut governor who said Platner should step aside

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Bernie Sanders Urges Graham Platner to Leave Senate Race

Outlets agree that Bernie Sanders recommended Graham Platner leave Maine’s Senate race after a woman accused Platner of sexual assault. Platner denied the allegation. Left-leaning outlets split between reporting Sanders’s call and criticizing his earlier support; Daily Kos frames the episode as a failure of progressive vetting. Center outlets focus on Sanders’s recommendation, the allegation and denial, and party decisions. Right-leaning outlets emphasize political fallout and Fetterman’s demand for an apology, while some cast Sanders’s shift as Democratic hypocrisy.

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