Democrats backing Platner for Maine Senate despite news of sexting infidelity

Challenger to Susan Collins has already cited PTSD for bigoted online posts and covered up Nazi tattoo Midterm primaries – live results and updates Key Democratic leaders appeared to continue their support for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Tuesday after meetings in Washington DC. Platner is contending with yet another revelation – this time about sexually explicit texts with women outside of his marriage – threatening his campaign, which is at the center of his party’s hopes of regaining control of Congress. Continue reading...

Shrai Popat, George Chidi and Chris Stein in Washington · Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 5:20 PM
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Democrats backing Platner for Maine Senate despite news of sexting infidelity

Challenger to Susan Collins has already cited PTSD for bigoted online posts and covered up Nazi tattoo

Midterm primaries – live results and updates

Key Democratic leaders appeared to continue their support for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Tuesday after meetings in Washington DC.

Platner is contending with yet another revelation – this time about sexually explicit texts with women outside of his marriage – threatening his campaign, which is at the center of his party’s hopes of regaining control of Congress.

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