Maine Senate Hopeful Platner Faces Scrutiny as Senate Dems Meet
TL;DR
Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner met with several Senate Democrats in Washington amid reports he sent sexual messages to women outside his marriage; Senate leaders offered cautious responses and avoided strong judgments about his fitness, while reaffirming the goal to defeat Susan Collins and retake the Senate, as Platner also pulled back from a VoteVets event amid ongoing scrutiny and past controversies.
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- Graham Platner Meets With Senate Democrats Amid Texting Scandal The New York Times
- Graham Platner’s Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign WSJ
- Fetterman calls Platner a ‘creep’ after reports of extramarital sexting CNN
- WATCH: Dem senators excuse Platner's conduct at crisis huddle with embattled Maine candidate Fox News
- Why many Democrats say they’re voting for Platner despite sexting controversy The Washington Post
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