Graham Platner and a small team of strategists behind his candidacy are trying to navigate an exit from the consequential Senate race in Maine without entirely squandering the movement he built, people familiar with the matter said, rather than digging in or trying to find a path forward for his candidacy.

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Platner is facing increasing pressure to drop out.

Anger is ripping through the Democratic Party as officials figure out what to do next if Platner were to drop out of the Maine Senate race after a sexual assault allegation.

Who is Graham Platner? Explore the Maine Senate candidate's military career, oyster farming, sexual assault allegations and high-stakes Senate race.

His Senate campaign has collapsed following sexual assault allegations. Here’s the latest on if and when he’ll go away and who might replace him.

Platner has denied allegations of sexual assault leveled by Maine resident Jenny Racicot as calls for him to exit the pivotal race mount.

Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction…

Platner is facing renewed pressure to drop out of the race before a Monday deadline to replace him on the ballot after he was accused of sexual assault. He denies the allegation.

As of Tuesday morning, Platner remained undecided about whether to drop out of the race and wants to see a replacement nominee who shares his vision, according to a source.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic strategist Joel Payne about prominent Democrats on the national and state level urging Graham Platner to withdraw from the Maine Senate…

Maine Democrats are rushing to come up with a plan to quickly replace Graham Platner, their embattled Senate nominee, if he ends his campaign in the wake of a rape allegation that…

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has said he is considering his options. But Democrats in Maine and nationally are calling on him to withdraw from the race.

Platner's allies want to ensure he isn't replaced on the ballot by Gov. Janet Mills.

The Maine Democrat may have met a scandal he can’t beat.

Graham Platner faces pressure to exit the Maine Senate race amid rape allegations. Withdrawal by July 31 at 97.2% YES.

The state Democratic Party accused Platner's campaign of trying to "put their thumb on the scale" of the process to replace him if he drops his bid for Senate. Platner's team has…

Graham Platner's bid for Maine Senate may be all but over, but it's likely other candidates will find themselves on a similar path in the future.

The Platner campaign insisted it wasn’t trying to unduly influence the party, saying it was simply trying “to understand what this process would look like” as he weighs his next…

Graham Platner faces accusations of influencing his replacement amid scandal. Withdrawal before midterms at 95.6% YES.

Though Graham Platner’s Senate campaign might be ending, Republicans aren’t yet changing their spending strategy for Maine’s hotly contested Senate race.