Following Platner Allegations, Progressives Warn Democratic Establishment: 'This Is Not Your Opening'

"As calls mounted on Monday evening for US Senate candidate Graham Platner to drop out of the race in Maine following sexual assault allegations, progressive organizers emphasized that primary voters in the state have made clear their demand for a candidate who prioritizes the needs of working people."

"Should Platner be replaced as the Democratic nominee, said the political action organization Our Revolution, the new candidate must be one 'who has actually lived the fight Graham Platner ran on: a record with working people, with unions, against corporate money.' "

" 'To the Democratic establishment: This is not your opening,' said Joseph Geevarghese, the group’s executive director. 'Mainers did not vote by an overwhelming margin against Janet Mills and the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]'s handpicked pick just to be handed another status-quo candidate anyway. They deserve what they voted for... The movement will settle for nothing less, because that is what Mainers deserve.' "

"Platner has not said whether he will end his campaign, during which he has traveled across the state and energized voters from across the political spectrum with his working-class-focused platform—one that calls for Medicare for All, a billionaire’s minimum tax, a stop to 'billionaires buying elections' through a repeal of Citizens United, and an end to US military aid for Israel."

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