Key Democratic figures call on Graham Platner to ‘immediately’ withdraw from Senate race – US politics live

Maine's Democratic party leadership and various Democratic figures across the country have called for US Senate candidate Graham Platner to immediately withdraw from the race. These demands follow the emergence of a sexual assault allegation against the Marine veteran. Consequently, Platner has lost support from his previously most vocal backers. The calls for his departure intensified quickly in the wake of the report, as party leadership seeks his removal from the political contest.