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Platner’s Fall: Hypocrisy or Politics | Birmingham News
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Maine’s Senate race just got explosive as Democratic candidate Graham Platner faces fresh sexual misconduct allegations from a woman who says he assaulted her in 2021. Top Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer, are now urging him to step down — but Republican Senator Katie Britt is calling it political theater, pointing out Platner’s long history of controversies, from a Nazi tattoo to praising Hamas and disparaging veterans. She argues Democrats ignored his past missteps when he was winning, but now that his chances are fading, they’re suddenly demanding he exit. It’s a sharp reminder that in politics, timing and perception can turn a candidate’s entire campaign on its head — and that no one is safe from the past when the spotlight turns.
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