Top Plat­ner ally turns on him after bomb­shell rape alle­ga­tion rocks cam­paign: ‘Red line’

<div>Top Platner ally turns on him after bombshell rape allegation rocks campaign: 'Red line'</div>

Sup­port for embat­tled Maine Sen­ate can­di­date Gra­ham Plat­ner is cra­ter­ing among Democ­rats, with one of his most promi­nent sup­port­ers call­ing on him to exit the race fol­low­ing a har­row­ing rape allegation.Rep. Ro Khan­na, D‑Calif., rescind­ed his endorse­ment and called on Plat­ner to sus­pend his cam­paign fol­low­ing a bomb­shell Politi­co report detail­ing a rape alle­ga­tion by Maine res­i­dent Jen­ny Raci­cot, 41, who pre­vi­ous­ly dat­ed the scan­dal-plagued candidate.Platner imme­di­ate­ly denied Raci­cot’s account — which alleges that he barged into her home in 2021 and forced her to have unpro­tect­ed sex — but has said his cam­paign is deter­min­ing its next steps.“I’ve been very clear that sex­u­al assault or vio­lence against women is a red line,” Khan­na said in a post on social media Mon­day evening. “These all …