PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Old online comments made by a U.S. Senate candidate in Maine in which the candidate appeared to endorse political violence, dismiss rape in the military and criticize both police officers and rural America were wrong but not disqualifying from office, the chair of the said.

Graham Platner is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Maine that has been held by Republican since 1997. He faces a crowded field for the nomination that also includes Democratic Maine Gov. Janet , who announced her candidacy last week.

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