Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announced on Wednesday that he is stepping back from his bid for office, suspending his campaign operations.
In a video shared on the social media platform X, Platner addressed his supporters directly, saying: “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.”
The announcement came after Platner faced mounting pressure to drop out of the race following sexual assault allegations made against him. In that same video, he pushed back against those allegations, denying them outright.
