After a woman accused Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, of rape, he denied the allegation but said he was taking time to “reflect” on his path forward.

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    5 days ago

    It’s fucking wild there are calls for resignation while you have the rapist-in-chief sitting in the oval office.

    Whatever Platner has done is inexcusable, and he should be sentenced accordingly, but the hypocrisy of the mainstream media and anybody supporting Trump but calling for this guy’s removal is laughable. This is why the world sees Republicunts as an absolute joke.

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      It’s not just the press. A ton of people who previously endorsed him have rescinded their endorsement. And Democrats have a few days to replace him on the ticket if he bows out of the race now.

      The standard for electing somebody who does not yet hold power should rightly be a different one from that needed to send someone to prison.

      Failing to replace him at this point is a recipe for a Collins win.