Maine Senate Candidate Platner Addresses Controversies and Past Posts
TL;DR
Maine politician Platner apologized for past controversial Reddit comments, acknowledging they stemmed from a low point in his life and distancing himself from earlier divisive statements, as he faces scrutiny from political opponents.
- Maine’s Platner says the worst is behind him Politico
- Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings AP News
- Platner: Reddit posts meant ‘to get a rise out of people on the internet’ The Hill
- Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts The Washington Post
- Maine Dem Senate candidate embraced "antifa supersoldier" label Axios
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