Democrats’ Senate Ambitions Hit by Graham Platner Sexting Controversy
His wife alerted campaign staff to the messages, while new reports and past controversies add pressure in a race Democrats see as pivotal.
- Democrats are grappling with latest revelations about Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee set to face Sen. Susan Collins, after reports that Platner's wife flagged his past sexual text messages to campaign staff last year.
- Beyond the messaging allegations, Platner faced backlash for a since-covered tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and past online comments where he called himself a "communist" and dismissed police as "bastards," which he later disavowed.
- Amy Gertner, Platner's wife, said Saturday she was "deeply hurt" by the public disclosure of her husband's messages, while former campaign political director Genevieve McDonald confirmed the campaign evaluated the matter as a potential political liability last year.
- Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey expressed "concerns" on Sunday, saying "that guy has questions to answer," while Sen. Chris Murphy argued voters will see a clear contrast between Platner and Collins on protecting democracy.
- Despite these controversies, Platner led Collins by 9 points in a University of New Hampshire poll released last week, having become the presumptive nominee after Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out ahead of the June 9 primary.
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Dems Reckon With the Platner Oppo
D.C. Democrats are fretting that their best chance in decades to unseat Maine Sen. Susan Collins is being jeopardized by new reporting that Graham Platner sexted with women who aren’t his wife. With one week until the primary, multiple Democrats have described a sense of resignation that Platner—who weathered an earlier storm about a tattoo […] The post Dems Reckon With the Platner Oppo appeared first on Puck.
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