Will Graham Platner drop out before the Midterms?

Assaf Rosenzweig Graham Plattner, the anti-Israel Democratic candidate in the Maine Senate race who, among other things, praised Hamas and once had a Nazi tattoo, announced tonight that he was withdrawing from the race after a woman he was in a relationship with said in an interview that he raped her. Plattner denied the allegations, but was under heavy pressure within the Democratic Party to withdraw

Assaf Rosenzweig Graham Plattner, the anti-Israel Democratic candidate in the Maine Senate race who, among other things, praised Hamas and once had a Nazi tattoo, announced tonight that he was withdrawing from the race after a woman he was in a relationship with said in an interview that he raped her. Plattner denied the allegations, but was under heavy pressure within the Democratic Party to withdraw

Live: Platner’s exit from the race marks the final blow to a campaign that was shaken by controversy from nearly the start. While Platner built a movement-like following among Democrats, his series of controversies led him to lose the confidence of the party’s donors, top officials and the state’s crucial independents, who polling showed had questions about his character. In some ways, the race became a microcosm of the larger fight that’s been roiling the party for years between an insurgent left seeking fighters and an establishment worried about the risk of running untested candidates in key races.

Live: Platner’s exit from the race marks the final blow to a campaign that was shaken by controversy from nearly the start. While Platner built a movement-like following among Democrats, his series of controversies led him to lose the confidence of the party’s donors, top officials and the state’s crucial independents, who polling showed had questions about his character. In some ways, the race became a microcosm of the larger fight that’s been roiling the party for years between an insurgent left seeking fighters and an establishment worried about the risk of running untested candidates in key races.

What Graham Platner told his campaign tonight, via @jeffzeleny

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Graham Platner's exit throws a must-win race for Democrats into tumult

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Live: Platner said he was suspending his campaign and indicated he planned to remove his name from the ballot, but he also said he would like input on the process of how he would be replaced -- which could leave open the possibility of further drama between him and Maine Democrats.

Live: Platner said he was suspending his campaign and indicated he planned to remove his name from the ballot, but he also said he would like input on the process of how he would be replaced -- which could leave open the possibility of further drama between him and Maine Democrats.

"We are suspending campaign operations." • • A visibly emotional Graham Platner announced the end of his Senate campaign after multiple sexual misconduct allegations, including a rape accusation, torpedoed his bid. • • Platner claimed that suspending the campaign was not an admission of guilt, instead arguing the decision was driven by "the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power." • • Platner continues to deny the allegations, previously calling them "troubling, serious and false."