Graham Platner's rise happened entirely outside the Democratic Party's establishment, handpicked by a group of independent activists. ⁠ ⁠ Before a woman Platner was romantically in

Graham Platner's rise happened entirely outside the Democratic Party's establishment, handpicked by a group of independent activists. ⁠ ⁠ Before a woman Platner was romantically involved with publicly alleged that he sexually assaulted her, WSJ's Aaron Zitner reported on the strategy behind the activists' gamble on the Maine Democratic Senate nominee.⁠ ⁠ The sexual assault allegation, which Platner denied, has prompted top Senate Democrats and close allies to rescind their endorsements, cut off funding and call for