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Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner has lost another high-profile progressive from his corner: New York City Mayor<\/a> Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n

Mamdani, during a press conference on Tuesday with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul,<\/a> was asked about Platner’s race and his own role as an ascendant figure within the Democratic Party after a clean sweep of primary elections where his endorsed candidates toppled Democratic incumbents last month.<\/p>\n

“I believe that it’s time for him to drop out of the race,” Mamdani said. “And when it comes to my own endorsements, I’ve made eight endorsements at the state and federal level. They’ve all been right here in New York City.<\/a> I’m incredibly excited at the fact that they won their races, and that’s where my focus is for now.”<\/p>\n

PLATNER’S PAPER TIGER PROGRESSIVE COALITION CRUMBLES AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When further pressed on whether Platner\u2019s campaign would have an impact on the broader progressive movement, Mamdani declined to weigh in.<\/p>\n

“I think the focus of today should be on the campaign coming to a close, and I think there will be many more days to have conversations about what it means beyond that,” he said.<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS ABANDON EMBATTLED CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER AFTER RAPE ALLEGATION IMPLODES SENATE BID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mamdani, who never endorsed Platner\u2019s campaign, is the latest progressive to disavow him in an ever-growing list of Democrats across the country rushing to call on him to exit the Maine Senate race<\/a> after a bombshell report that detailed an alleged rape of an ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot.<\/p>\n

Notable about Mamdani\u2019s disconnect from Platner are the connections the two share \u2014 the growing face of the Democratic Party and the scandal-plagued candidate shared top aides,<\/a> including Morris Katz, a key strategist in Mamdani\u2019s insurgent mayoral campaign and victory.<\/p>\n

FETTERMAN DEMANDS BERNIE SANDERS APOLOGIZE FOR BACKING ALLEGED ‘PREDATOR’ GRAHAM PLATNER IN MAINE SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Platner so far has not announced an end to his campaign, but said in a video statement moments after the report dropped that he was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to and the goal of defeating Susan Collins.”<\/p>\n

Several progressive candidates running for Senate, who previously kept mum on Platner\u2019s scandals, have demanded he pull the plug on his campaign. Those include James Talarico in Texas and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.<\/p>\n

Nearly all of his congressional endorsements have evaporated, too, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/a>, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the chair of Senate Democrats\u2019 campaign arm, calling for him to “immediately withdraw.”<\/p>\n

Notably silent, however, is Sen. Bernie Sanders,<\/a> I-Vt., Platner\u2019s staunchest ally and supporter in Washington, D.C., who has campaigned in Maine with him and most recently defended him after another scandal broke last month over his alleged “unsettling” behavior with women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kingmaker-mamdani-calls-platner-drop-out-race-after-rape-allegation <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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