THE SLICE -- Democratic nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Maine on Wednesday evening over a combination of rape, sexual misconduct and abuse allegations. "I wanna make it clear this is all false. The claims that have been made are all false. They are not real, " he said. He added that he and his wife were regular people who had no desire to run for office. They were asked. Continuing, the beleaguered candidate said he learned about the allegations through press inquiries and had no time to defend himself against the pressure machine. He was campaigning to run against long time Republican Sen. Susie Collins. The political hopeful had amassed support fir his progressive brand of politics and drew attention i. The national politics but back-to-back "Accusations are supposed to be the beginning of things, not the end." he argued while blaming corporate media for the rapid spread what he deems false accusations. The Allegations T...