Over one month after Graham Platner suspended his Senate campaign in Maine due to a series of sexual assault allegations, his supporters said they are planning to write his name first on the ranked-choice voting ballot in November over Democratic nominee Troy Jackson.

The move was revealed in a private Facebook group announcement in which the organizer claimed Platner endorsed the “write-in” strategy.

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