It hasn’t been a good week for Democrats, at least not in Maine. In the last six days, two new scandals have rocked the Graham Platner for U.S. Senate campaign and raised new questions about his fitness for office and his ability to defeat incumbent Republican Susan Collins.

Despite the anti-establishment groundswell that led Platner to rockstar status and garnered the endorsements of progressive icons Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Platner and his team have had to spend time and resources fending off accusations of misogyny, white supremacist leanings as a result of a tattoo similar to recognized Nazi symbols, infidelity, and sexting with women who are not his wife. Six days ago, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal broke the story about Platner sexting with multiple women. The details for the story were provided by a former Platner campaign manager and compelled a social media response from Platner’s wife and an admission by the candidate that the allegations were true. The Platners contend that the issue is resolved and a part of their marriage that should be private.

Just hours ago, The New York Times broke the latest scandal. Times reporters Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer spoke with several women who dated Platner in the past. Some described him as a “fun and caring partner and saying they felt safe with him.” Three women, however, described their relationships with the presumptive Democratic nominee as “‘toxic’ relationships that were unsettling and at times emotionally wrenching.” The most damning account was from Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Platner between 2013 and 2016, said he could be “rough,” and especially when he was drinking. Fifield said Platner never hit or punched her but recalled times when he grabbed her by the shoulders, leaving marks, and aggressively removed her from a taxi during an argument by grabbing her wrist and jerking her from the car against her will. Fifield also recounted a time when he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door so she couldn’t escape, ordering her to “calm down.”

Platner and his campaign deny any physical abuse and point out that Fifield is a conservative activist who worked for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Heritage Foundation, Nikki Haley’s campaign for President, and is affiliated with a conservative organization known as Independent Women. Hours after the story broke, Fifield took to social media and accused the Times of watering down her account of the relationship with Platner. In the post, as reported by the New York Post, Fifield claims she is the one who alerted the media to Platner’s Nazi tattoo. Fifield says she now believes the whole interview was a setup to allow the Platner campaign to claim political motivations.

Predictably, Republicans, who live in the most fragile of the proverbial “glass houses,” threw their “stones” anyway. Democrats, also unsurprisingly, rallied publicly behind Platner. Following the sexting story, Platner arrived in Washington to meet with unhappy Senate leadership to assure them there were no more revelations to come.

I cannot say for sure if Lyndsey Fifield’s claims are true. But as someone who experienced the trauma of domestic abuse as a child and later advocated for domestic abuse survivors as an elected official, I can emphatically say her details sound familiar. Her account of literal arm twisting and being held against her will is a tell-tale sign of domestic abuse – hitting and punching are not required. The allegations are more than concerning to me.

Not once, in three opportunities, have I voted for Donald Trump. Like millions of others, I am a part of the online and beyond coalition of progressives, moderates, and even some conservatives who believe Trump and the MAGA movement are a cancer on America. I have said as much on social media and written extensively about it. The question for this coalition and the national Democratic Party is if there is a “bridge too far” when it comes to defeating Trump.

I, for one, believe Graham Platner is it.

Platner’s service in the military is to be respected. His subsequent PTSD and journey toward recovery are worthy of admiration. Perhaps missteps like his tattoo can be written off as the ill-advised actions of a 20-something who now knows better. However, his pattern of misogyny, abuse, and lack of self-control are not a formula for success in the original “Sin City,” Washington, D.C. Welcoming him to the Senate with open arms would be egregiously tone-deaf on the heels of the Swalwell and Gozales resignations in the House.

More than that, never-Trumpers who back Platner at this point, defend his actions, or dismiss them as private matters are in essence excusing many of the deep character flaws of Trump himself. Are Trump’s extramarital affairs between he and his wife at the time each occurred, or do they tell us something more? Was his encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels and the subsequent payoff a family matter? Did the now infamous Access Hollywood recordings portend the President’s attitude toward and treatment of female reporters?

To be clear, Platner’s indiscretions in no way rival Trump’s, and yet, they are still disqualifying. Democratic leadership should cut their losses, concede the race to Susan Collins, and reinvest into races in Alaska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and now, Iowa. Failure to move on from Platner is neither noble nor good for the country. It is mimicking the MAGA playbook of deflecting repulsive behavior to achieve political and policy objectives. And a better America will never be built on an ends-justify-the-means doctrine.