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Graham Platner’s strategist was asked three times to do more vetting: Sources

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One of the people credited with finding Graham Platner and recruiting him to run for Senate in Maine, Daniel Moraff, was asked at least three times to do more thorough research into the first-time candidate. The appeals for more vetting, which have not been previously reported, were described to Straight Arrow News by two people with knowledge of the situation.
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Ex-girlfriend claims Platner removed condom without her consent: Report

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Graham Platner denied a second allegation of sexual assault in as many days following a Washington Post article that quoted an ex-girlfriend who accused the now 41-year-old Democratic Senate nominee in Maine of having removed protection without her consent during several sexual encounters in Washington, D.C., between 2013 and 2015.
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Platner ‘taking time to reflect on the best path forward’ after new allegation of sexual assault

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The Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, Graham Platner, said he is “taking time to reflect on the best path forward” after Politico published an article quoting a woman who said Platner sexually assaulted her years earlier. Platner called the allegations “troubling, serious and false” but was taking a step back because he is “mindful of the political reality it will inflict.” Platner did not say how much time he would take or whether he would continue campaigning at some point.
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