Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits old 'offensive' Reddit posts were just to ‘get a rise out of people’

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner apologized for controversial Reddit posts from 2013–2021, saying they were meant to provoke reactions, not reflect his true beliefs.

Platner stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Sunday on CNN that he does not think the posts were disqualifying but did say they were offensive.

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

The chair of the Democratic Party says online comments made by a 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.

DNC Chair Says Graham Platner Should Stay in Race

DNC Chair Ken Martin told CNN that the uncovered Reddit posts from Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) shouldn’t force him out of the race. Said Martin: “I don’t think they’re disqualifying, but certainly they’re not right, and I’m glad that he apologized for them. They’re indefensible, they’re hurtful and they’re offensive.”

DNC Chair Ken Martin says Maine Senate candidate's Reddit posts are 'hurtful' but not disqualifying

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Sunday that old Reddit posts from Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner that resurfaced last week are not “disqualifying” but are “hurtful” and “offensive.”“I don’t think they’re disqualifying, but certainly they’re not right, and I’m glad that he apologized for them,” Martin told CNN on Sunday.