Graham Platner, the embattled Maine Senate candidate, accused his own party of trying to "destroy my life" during a packed town hall on Monday night in Damariscotta, Maine.

Platner, an oyster farmer and political newcomer backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), has faced a barrage of news stories about his past offensive online posts since Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) entered the Senate primary earlier this month. Speaking to a supportive crowd, he pinned the blame squarely on the Democratic Party.

“I am running as a Democrat, despite my party trying to destroy my life.” Platner said.

“And I always ask myself, as this gets hard, as my name gets dragged through the mud, as I get accused of being things that I am not and never have been, I have to remind myself that I have no right to quit.

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