Democratic hopes to win back the Senate hang by a thread as Graham Platner weighs dropping out

Anger is ripping through the Democratic Party as officials figure out what to do next if Platner were to drop out of the Maine Senate race after a sexual assault allegation.

Graham Platner’s candidacy for one of Maine’s Senate seats is crumbling — and Democratic hopes to win the Senate majority may be going down with it.

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