- One day before Maine’s primary, a former top aide to Graham Platner urged Democrats in a Washington Post op‑ed to consider voting for another candidate.
- Platner faces growing scrutiny from allegations about past relationships and explicit messages; he denies physical accusations but says he struggled after military service.
- Platner is viewed as the likely Democratic challenger to vulnerable Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a toss‑up race, with Gov. Janet Mills still technically on the ballot.
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