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• Availability Heuristic - 19% (48 hits)
• Representativeness Heuristic - 0%
• Hindsight Bias - 0%
• Overconfidence Bias - 1.6% (4 hits)
• Framing Effect - 43.9% (111 hits)
• Loss Aversion - 3.6% (9 hits)
• Status Quo Bias - 2.4% (6 hits)
• Sunk Cost Effect - 0%
• Optimism Bias - 4.7% (12 hits)
• Pessimism Bias - 14.2% (36 hits)

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Platner faces growing calls to drop out after rape allegation

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>> Tonight, the pressure is mounting on embattled Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner with a growing chorus of prominent Democrats demanding he step down.

>> I think Graham Platner needs to get out of the race.

>> Including voters that once supported him.

>> I'd tell him nice try, buddy, but get out.

>> All after a former romantic partner of Platner's accused him of rape saying he forced himself on her five years ago.

>> Did Graham Platner rape you?

>> By definition, yes.

Absolutely.

>> Platner denies her allegation.

>> Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically false.

>> But a source familiar with his thinking telling NBC News he's still undecided about whether to step down.

Even before the rape allegations, Platner faced a slew of scandals including online posts.

where he said a Purple Heart veteran who was shot by the Taliban didn't deserve to live.

And Platner had a tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi SS symbol covered up after backlash saying he did not know its meaning.

Still, top Democrats were supporting him.

>> And I said to myself that's my kind of man.

>> [cheering]

>> I like Graham Platner.

You like Graham Platner.

>> But tonight, both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders releasing statements saying it's time for Platner to step aside.

>> Platner has until July 13th to step down.

down. If he does, the state Democratic Party would pick his replacement.