Democrats reluctantly accept Platner as GOP wields his candidacy against them
Midterm Elections,Democratic Party,Maine,Scandal,Nazis,Sexual Misconduct,Political Polarization,Voter Mobilization
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When Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) put out a joint statement on Democrat Graham Platner's win in Maine on Tuesday night, it was 80 words into the 89-word message before they mentioned the controversial Senate candidate by name.
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