DAILYCALLER (Arianna Hooker) - Democrats Accuse Platner Of Meddling, Trying To Pick His Own Replacement If He Drops Out
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Democrats are accusing their embattled Maine Senate nominee, Graham Platner, of trying to influence who would replace him if he drops out of the race after facing rape allegations. Platner is being pushed by the Democratic party to drop out of the race after ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot accused Platner of entering her home in the middle of the night and raping her in 2021. Democrats have been looking for a new nominee and Devon Murphy-Anderson, executive director of the Maine Democratic Party accused Platner’s team of trying to “put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like,” CNN reported Tuesday. “We have reiterated that Graham Platner must drop out of this race so that Democrats in Maine can focus on defeating…Open