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A<\/span> <\/span>July 6 allegation<\/span> of sexual assault appears to have been the final straw for Democratic support of Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jenny Racicot, a former on-and-off girlfriend of Platner, alleged that he entered her home in late 2021 while \u201calmost blackout drunk\u201d and forced her to have sex after she told him to stop. \u201cThe look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there\u2019s no consent here,\u201d recalled Racicot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Platner, for seemingly the umpteenth time, has <\/span>issued<\/span> a statement denying the allegation. He called this specific allegation \u201ccategorically false,\u201d while his campaign reiterated the denial and accused critics of trying to drive him out of the race: \u201cThese allegations are very serious \u2026 They are also coached and coordinated by out of state establishment operatives.\u201d Despite those denials, Platner is still \u201cconsidering the best path forward\u201d for the campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One would imagine that Platner\u2019s <\/span>very <\/span><\/i>meaningful reflection comes in large part because Maine and national Democrats are finally done defending him.\u00a0(RELATED: <\/strong><\/span><\/span>How Long Will Democrats Keep Defending Platner?<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Platner has been plagued by scandals since he announced his candidacy last August. <\/span>The lowlight reel<\/span> runs the gamut of poor character: a chest tattoo nearly identical to a Nazi symbol, cheating on his wife only a year into marriage, an allegation that he often referred to women as \u201chatchet wounds,\u201d and allegations that he physically mistreated a former girlfriend.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At every step, Platner and his <\/span>national Democratic supporters,<\/span> like California U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and others, framed these revelations as old mistakes, misunderstandings, or even proof of a troubled but humble man who had changed. But allegations of sexual violence, it would seem, cannot be absorbed and forgotten as \u201cyouthful indiscretion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the <\/span>words<\/span> of Khanna, \u201csexual assault or violence against women is a red line\u201d that even Platner\u2019s previous Democratic supporters were unwilling to look past.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Maine Democratic Party <\/span>formally called<\/span> on Platner to withdraw as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, as \u201cmultiple women have made serious, credible allegations\u201d against him. The\u00a0 Maine Democrats were <\/span>echoed<\/span> by the same national voices who had previously endorsed and stood by Platner in his past allegations and scandal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chair Kirsten Gillibrand <\/span>called<\/span> on Platner to \u201cimmediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate,\u201d declaring that \u201cviolence, abuse and sexual assault are absolutely unacceptable.\u201d Schumer and Gillibrand said that the DSCC will not invest any funds into Maine if Platner remains on the ballot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats now face a hard deadline. <\/span>Under Maine law<\/span>, Platner must withdraw by 5 p.m. on July 13 for Democrats to replace him on the November ballot. The party would then have until July 27 to select a new nominee. If Platner dithers past the deadline or sticks it out against the party, Democrats would be unable to replace him in a race they had viewed as a prime opportunity to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has held the Senate seat since 1997.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is undeniably a crisis of the Democrats\u2019 own making. They buried their heads through scandal upon scandal because they believed Platner\u2019s <\/span>facade<\/span><\/span> of a worki<\/span>ng-class veteran, paired with progressive positions like universal health care and a wealth tax, was just the ticket to narrowing the Republican Senate majority. After months of treating every warning sign as inconsequential, Democrats are scrambling and squirming to escape Platner before the deadline closes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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