Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal
www.pressherald.com
Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.

This means he can be replaced with another Democrat

Per the NYT

Graham Platner can be replaced as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine if he withdraws from the race by next Monday, and state law would then give the state Democratic Party until July 27 to name a replacement.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    what exactly is someone supposed to do if they’re falsely accused of rape when running for office?

    “Nothing” seemed to work pretty well for Joe Biden. When your accuser has messages regarding you being a rapist dating back to years before you ever ran for office, and your friends corroborate that you’ve never once changed your story, then the only reasonable option is to step down

    Because the current standard seems to be that it’s a guaranteed way to tank any campaign.

    You know how I know that’s bullshit? There are no credible rape allegations against Zohran Mamdani. If it was that easy to tank someone’s campaign, they would have done that the second he gained literally any popularity