A Nazi Tattoo, Offensive Posts, Now a Rape Allegation Against Maine Senate Candidate

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Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present 27 min 7 speakers 4 chapters transcribed 2 months ago
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T.J. Holmes 2:32
Hey there, folks. It is Tuesday, July 7th. And will this be the day that Graham Platner drops out of the race for Senate in Maine? And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Robes, the writing on the wall, clock ticking, whatever you want to call it. But it seems like it's going to be difficult for him to continue in a race of utmost importance to Democrats.
Amy Robach 2:55
Yes, it seems utterly impossible at this point as Democratic leader after former key supporter, after everyone is getting in line saying Graham Plattner needs to drop out of this race. He has no support. The only person who hasn't spoken out yet, I believe, is Bernie Sanders. But pretty much every other Democrat who had supported him has now publicly said, I rescind my support.
T.J. Holmes 3:23
Robes, there was already... a pretty high tolerance, right? Because Democrats were putting up with a lot because they were excited about the possibility of getting this seat away from Susan Collins, who's been up there for 30 years. Could Democrats take this seat in Maine? Oh my goodness, Robes. So they dealt with controversy after controversy after controversy with this guy. This one now, sexual assault. When you're talking about a woman who says she was raped by Graham Platner, this is all bets are off. They have immediately run from this guy.
Amy Robach 3:53
Yes, and the woman who is accusing him is one of his former girlfriends. Her name is Jenny Rassicott, and she says that Graham Platner raped her in 2021. Now, she had previously spoken out to the New York Times. Remember, they did that article on him in the weeks leading up to the primary, which, by the way, he won by 70% of the vote, despite some of these allegations by former girlfriends, but basically just describing his...

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