Cory Booker Has ‘Concerns’ About Platner Revelations
Booker said Platner must answer questions after reports said his wife found messages that could be a political liability.
- On Sunday, Sen. Cory Booker said Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner "has questions to answer" regarding reports of explicit messages, stating "Yes, I have concerns" about the communications.
- The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Platner's wife Amy Gertner told former aide Genevieve McDonald about explicit messages discovered on his phone early in their marriage.
- Campaign staffers confirmed some communications occurred, though accounts varied on scope; McDonald said messages went to a dozen women, while a current official claimed six.
- Platner holds a 9-point lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in the University of New Hampshire's Pine Tree State Poll released Wednesday, despite multiple public relations challenges.
- Earlier scrutiny targeted Reddit posts where Platner referred to himself as a "communist," called "all" police officers "bastards," and said rural white Americans "actually are" racist.
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InquirerCory Booker has ‘concerns’ about Platner revelations in Maine senate race
Sen. Cory Booker said Sunday that he had “concerns” that the candidacy of Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine, could be damaged by recent revelations, including that Platner exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage. The post Cory Booker has ‘concerns’ about Platner revelations in Maine senate race appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Dem Senator Distances Himself From Party 'Rising Star' Over Latest Scandal
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has expressed concerns about Maine Democratic Party Senate candidate Graham Platner following multiple reports of sexually explicit text messages exchanged with multiple women during his marriage. The scandal centers on reports that Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer and veteran, sent sexually explicit messages to several women after marrying Amy Gertner in late 2023. According to accounts in The Wall Street Journal …
Cory Booker admits Graham Platner 'has questions to answer' following latest scandal – Democratic Accent
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., admitted to having “concerns” on Sunday over the latest scandals surrounding Graham Platner, the presumptive Maine Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. While appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Booker was asked about the latest scandal plaguing Platner’s campaign after it was reported that Platner had sent explicit messages to at least six women despite being married. “Do you have concerns with the weight of all these …
Booker on Platner: ‘That guy has questions to answer’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner “has questions to answer” following reports that Platner allegedly shared sexually explicit messages with multiple other women. ABC’s Jonathan Karl asked Booker on “This Week” about whether this and other controversies “may jeopardize Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine?” “Yes,…
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