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Graham Platner suspends his campaign for the Maine Senate seat, criticizing the Democratic establishment and paving the way for a new candidate against Susan Collins.

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. “It’s not the false allegations though that have brought us to where we are. It’s the fact that they are being used by the political establishment to put structural pressure on us,” Platner said. Plus, growing questions about the new Air Force One, which the President Trump flew to Turkey on, but did not leave there on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Anderson Cooper

Guest: Graham Platner

Topics covered

• Maine Senate race
• Graham Platner
• Democratic establishment
• Republican candidates
• Air Force One

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Maine Senate
• Democratic establishment
• Susan Collins
• Air Force One
• President Trump

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Organizations: Democratic establishment, Republican, Air Force One

Places: Maine, Turkey

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