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Millions in Dem ad money vanished from Platner race days before rape allegation doomed Senate bid
Friday, July 10, 2026
Democratic leadership withdrew $6.2 million in Maine advertising spending approximately one week before a rape allegation became public against Graham Platner. Platner subsequently withdrew from the Senate race. The timing of the ad spending pullback and the allegation's emergence has not been explained by Democratic officials.
