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Dems hit by last-minute Platner anxiety before Maine Senate primary

Democrats must now support an untested and largely unvetted outsider.

Axios

Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate

Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’

The Guardian - US

Democrats’ key to a Senate take-back is mired in scandal as party leaders brush off claims of abusing women and racist tattoo

ANALYSIS: The dead-heat race between Susan Collins and Graham Platner just got a new wrinkle amid a slew of fresh news reports about a Maine oysterman’s treatment of women, as well as his infamous “Totenkopf” tattoo. Eric Garcia reports on the effect of it all on Democrats’ chances to flip…

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Graham Platner Has Made #MeToo Democrats and Their Enemies Switch Sides

The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine is accused by The New York Times of abuse and toxic behavior.

Reason

Democrats Reportedly Rattled Following New Revelations About Maine Senatorial Candidate Graham Platner

Maine Democrats worry that a series of revelations about Senate Candidate Graham Platner and his past dealings with women might sink his campaign.

International Business Times

Graham Platner denies ex-girlfriend’s allegations of ‘unsettling’ behavior and new Nazi ‘Totenkopf’ tattoo claim

Platner has labeled the accusations ‘politically motivated’

The Independent UK

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Photos of the week | May 29-June 4, 2026

It was a packed week on Capitol Hill, as former Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and legendary football coach Nick Saban all made appearances. However, the absent Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr., R-N.J. —…

Roll Call

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner rejects new allegations of abusive behavior

Platner says claims in New York Times article of physical misconduct and offensive remarks ‘politically motivated’

The Guardian - US

California Elections, Graham Platner, Recalling COVID Insanity

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are hoping socialism doesn’t make the leap from New York City to Los Angeles to D.C.

Reason

At the Races: Tricks of the trade

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire Democrats are sounding the alarm on mystery super PACs with ties to Republicans that…

Roll Call

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

The Guardian - US

Kellyanne Conway equates Maine Democrat Graham Platner with KKK leader David Duke

Kellyanne Conway has likened Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner to Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

The Independent UK

Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single question: How can Democrats win back the working class?

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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner accuses the New York Times and Wall Street Journal of ‘journalistic malpractice’

Campaign under fire.

International Business Times UK

8 Photos of Graham Platner's Wife Amy Gertner: Explicit Texting Scandal With Six Women Trigger Campaign Concerns

Graham Platner's Senate campaign is in chaos after allegations of explicit messages with multiple women surfaced, causing political and personal turmoil.

International Business Times UK

Graham Platner's Wife Amy Gertner Collects Campaign Paycheque While Defending Husband In Sexting Scandal

Maine Democratic Senate candidate faces mounting pressure as wife reveals she was paid by campaign when disclosing explicit messages

Reason

Why Socialism Won't Deliver Government Efficiency

Plus: the Democratic Party's candidate problem, property tax breaks for seniors, and the UFC on the White House lawn

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The Independent UK

As scandal rocks Maine Democrat another seat in the heart of Trump country may be do-or-die

ANALYSIS: The former swing state turned scarlet red. Now, reports Eric Garcia, Democrats feel they have a chance in the Hawkeye State thanks to Trump’s tariffs

International Business Times

Graham Platner's Wife Calls Coverage of Explicit Texts "Shameful" Amid Scrutiny Of Maine Democrat

Graham Platner's wife is publicly defending the Maine Democratic Senate hopeful after reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with women during their marriage, calling the coverage of the private texts "shameful."

International Business Times UK

'Shameful': Platner's Wife Slams Media Gossip Over Sexually Explicit Texts—'No Marriage Is Perfect'

Graham's wife is stepping directly into the political firestorm, accusing media outlets of turning private marital struggles into public spectacle.

The Times of India

'I want my marriage': Wife says she's deeply hurt after husband Graham Platner's sexting with other women becomes public

Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner broke his silence over the sexting scandal and slammed the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times for running stories on gossip. The gossip, however, was allegedly provided by her wife Amy Gartner who has now said that it is shameful for the…

The Independent UK

Maine Senate hopeful’s wife breaks silence on ‘Sexting’ claims as campaign rocked by fresh scandal

This marks the latest controversy to embroil the Maine Democrat’s high-stakes Senate campaign

The Guardian - AU

Trump news at a glance: how small town’s fight against ICE mega jail could rewrite legal playbook

Georgia town’s lawsuit against turning a warehouse into an immigration detention center could have a wide impact, experts say – key US politics stories from 31 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

Cory Booker has ‘concerns’ with Graham Platner’s Senate bid after leaked texts

US senator says Platner, whose wife says he sent sexually explicit messages to other women, has ‘questions to answer’

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