Democrats are bringing the knives out for Graham Platner, their Senate nominee in Maine, after another set of misconduct accusations. This isn’t something being done out of some moral principle, though. It’s being done because they’re scared he is going to cost them control of the Senate.

Platner is being accused of sexual assault by an ex-girlfriend, adding another accusation of abusive misconduct against ex-girlfriends to the list against him. This one, from a woman who says she is politically aligned with Platner, has broken the dam of Democratic support. Platner’s allies in the socialist/communist wing of the party are calling on him to drop out of the race, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and California Rep. Ro Khanna.