US EditionIn Maine’s marquee Senate primary, Janet Mills reaches out to women by raising Graham Platner’s online past
Janet Mills targets Graham Platner’s 2013 Reddit remarks to sway women voters amid a gender gap, with a poll showing 41% support for both among women in Maine’s Senate primary.
- Gov. Janet Mills is running an ad highlighting Platner's 2013 Reddit comments about sexual‑assault victims, ahead of the June 9 primary in Maine.
- The Bangor Daily Express reported Platner's 2013 Reddit post advising victims to 'take some responsibility for themselves', and a March 4 poll found nearly a third of 810 respondents did not know enough about him.
- That survey of 367 likely Democratic primary voters revealed a gender split, with Platner leading men 52% to 37% and Mills' ads highlighting his Reddit past. The campaign holds a roughly 3-to-1 advantage in fundraising and ad spend, according to sources.
- Then, Tuesday marked a turning point for Gov. Janet Mills as she pressed the issue, with Raju calling the posts terrible and Platner asking voters not to judge him for 14-year-old remarks.
- Maine's race has already drawn about $91.8 million in ad spending, with Republican‑aligned groups spending $21.5 million more, and both sides running ads through June 9.
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Platner Praises Strong Women The Same Week Sexual Assault Comments Resurface In Mills Campaign Ad
AUGUSTA — Just days after his first chin check from Gov. Janet Mills’ campaign that resurfaced Graham Platner’s prior suggestions that women should bear responsibility for being sexually assaulted, Platner honored Frances Perkins in a feminine-inspired lecture on Saturday. [Related: Platner Takes First Haymaker From Mills Campaign] The message from the Democrat dark horse arrived [...] The post Platner Praises Strong Women The Same Week Sexual A…
In Maine’s marquee Senate primary, Janet Mills reaches out to women by raising Graham Platner’s online past
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.
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