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House Democrat says Platner has 'disqualified himself' from Maine Senate race
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Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said on Friday that she believes Democrat Graham Platner has “disqualified himself” from the Maine Senate race amid a series of escalating allegations about his past behavior toward women. “I think it’s so distressing, all of the stories that are coming out, and they’re m
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