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Latest details on calls for Graham Platner to end campaign over sexual assault allegation

Name: Latest details on calls for Graham Platner to end campaign over sexual assault allegation
Uploaded: 2026-07-07T16:05:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 10 s
Description: Democrats are urging Graham Platner to drop out of Maine's Senate race over allegations that he raped a woman he dated five years ago while drunk. Platner calls the accusation "categorically false." Dan Merica, anchor of the Washington Post's "Early Brief" newsletter, joins CBS News to discuss.

Democrats are urging Graham Platner to drop out of Maine's Senate race over allegations that he raped a woman he dated five years ago while drunk. Platner calls the accusation "categorically false." Dan Merica, anchor of the Washington Post's "Early Brief" newsletter, joins CBS News to discuss.