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Kingmaker Mamdani calls on Platner to 'drop out of the race' after rape allegation

Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner has lost another high-profile progressive from his corner: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Mamdani, during a press conference on Tuesday with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, 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."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 lev...