Platner Huddles With Democrats 1 Week Before Primary as Sex Texts, Tattoo and Reddit Posts Dog Campaign
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Platner Huddles With Democrats 1 Week Before Primary as Sex Texts, Tattoo and Reddit Posts Dog Campaign
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
One week before Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, Graham Platner met party figures in Washington for damage control as questions mounted over his conduct and campaign vetting.
The latest flare-up centers on sexually explicit messages with multiple women during his marriage; Platner acknowledged the exchanges, while his wife said the couple went through counseling and stayed together.
Earlier scrutiny focused on a chest tattoo resembling the SS Totenkopf symbol and thousands of deleted Reddit posts in which he called himself a “communist,” backed “all cops are bastards,” and made crude and offensive remarks.
Prominent Democrats including Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren still back Platner, but the scandals threaten the party’s effort to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a top 2026 race.
Maine law allows Democrats to replace a nominee who withdraws by July 13, with a substitute due by July 27, though Platner has said he is staying in the race.