Democrats search for Maine Senate candidate after allegations force Platner out

Maine Democrats are scrambling to pick a new Senate candidate as the scandal-plagued winner of last month's primary says he's withdrawing from the race. Graham Platner announced his decision to step away following new allegations of sexual assault. The Democrats have just 18 days to name a replacement nominee to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ashley Etienne. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy