By
Andrea González-Ramírez,
a senior writer for The Cut who covers systems of power.
She specializes in gender issues and abortion rights, which she has been covering for seven years. Her work has also appeared in The Lily, Insider, Cosmopolitan, GEN by Medium, and Refinery29, among other outlets.
It’s the end of the road for Graham Platner. The Maine oyster farmer and first-time Senate candidate, whose remarkable political rise was marred by controversies, ended his campaign to defeat Republican senator Susan Collins on Wednesday after a former partner accused him of raping her.
