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How much baggage will Democrats accept from Maine's Graham Platner?

Despite repeated scandals, the likely Democratic candidate assured senators no more stories were coming

By Karol Markowicz Fox News

Published June 5, 2026 12:39pm EDT

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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's controversies deepen amid new abuse allegations

Fox News' Alexis McAdams provides details on the latest allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway weighs in as Democrats dodge questions on the accusations that Platner has denied.

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How much are Democrats willing to take to continue their support of Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner?

So far, they’ve accepted that he has a Nazi tattoo. They’ve accepted that he has posted in online forums in 2013 that rape victims should take accountability and, in 2020, called rural Americans "stupid" and "racist." As late as 2019, he was posting that U.S. Army Pfc. Ted Daniels, who had been shot in Afghanistan, didn’t deserve to live and openly rooted for the Taliban. About those comments he said, "I’m proud that I got through a dark period in my life, and I’m proud of the life that I live now." When did that dark period end, exactly?

In a story from a few days ago, Platner’s wife told campaign staff that he had been sending sexually explicit messages to several women as recently as last year and using the questionable messaging app Kik. Is that part of the dark period too?

Now a New York Times story exposes more about Platner’s........

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