{"id":12167,"date":"2026-06-02T10:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12167"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:12:39","slug":"democrats-sweat-over-graham-platner-brace-for-more-damning-news-to-tank-maine-senate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12167","title":{"rendered":"Democrats sweat over Graham Platner, brace for more damning news to tank Maine Senate bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Buckle up.<\/p>\n<p>Beltway Democrats are quietly bracing for more politically damaging details to emerge on embattled Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner and fretting that he could jeopardize their already narrow path to retaking the Senate this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a possibility that more will come out. It\u2019s a certainty. Someone who behaves like this almost never behaves like this in isolation. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a pattern of this kind of behavior he\u2019s had throughout his life, a Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Graham Platner quickly emerged as a darling of the far-left. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure more will come out in terms of his relationships with women, and he\u2019s an embarrassment to the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s scandal has put Democrats in a pretty uneasy position. The horny oyster farmer is beloved by elements of the base, whom lawmakers don\u2019t want to alienate. Yet, he is also increasingly becoming a liability and giving Republicans fodder. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Prominent pols such as Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have either distanced themselves from Platner or, as much as possible, sidestepped Platner\u2019s recent sexting scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, lefty Dems such as Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have remained supportive despite fears of other skeletons in Platner\u2019s closet. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Graham Platner\u2019s mounting scandals are giving Democrats heartburn. <span class=\"credit\">NEWS CENTER Maine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wild rumors about Platner have swirled for months. Some Democratic operatives are fearing that Republicans may be sitting on something devastating or that a bombshell could emerge just before the general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, speculation about Graham Platner\u2019s next problem isn\u2019t speculation anymore,\u201d one Democratic operative told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s just waiting for confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to stop asking whether there is worse news to be uncovered about Graham Platner, and instead ask what time do we think it will post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On social media, several prominent X accounts have hinted at some of the rumors circulating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been told by people in the know that there will be Eric Swalwell-level stuff coming out about Graham Platner,\u201d former Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra posted on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have been told by people in the know that there will be Eric Swalwell-level stuff coming out about Graham Platner. https:\/\/t.co\/Uc7CKTaHzn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t think a sexting scandal will hurt the Nazi tattoo guy.  What voter is cool with the SS death camp tat, and everything else we know, but draws the line here?<\/p>\n<p>However, there are whispers about potential trouble ahead on a related front that could cause problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[T]here are whispers about potential trouble ahead on a related front that could cause problems,\u201d conservative commentator Guy Benson wrote after the sexting scandal emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Already, Platner has survived revelations about a Nazi tattoo on his chest that he denies knowing about and a bevy of social media posts where he trashed a famous Purple Heart veteran, downplayed sexual assault,\u00a0riffed about hookers, defended soldiers urinating on dead Taliban soldiers, called war \u201cthe most enjoyable experience,\u201d declared that white Americans \u201cactually are\u201d racist and stupid, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Given that history, Platner had been adamant in multiple interviews that there were no more skeletons in his closet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d he emphatically told CNN\u2019s Manu Raju in January. \u201cMy life is not very complicated. And no, there\u2019s not anything else coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Marine veteran has since inked over his Nazi tattoo. <span class=\"credit\">Pod Save America<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A slew of revelations about his Reddit past emerged since that interview. Then, last month, he similarly suggested to the New York Times that nothing else was coming. <\/p>\n<p>But, on Saturday, bombshell reports emerged that he allegedly sexted multiple women while married to his wife, with whom he tied the knot in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s usually fire. At this point, we\u2019ve seen enough embers to know there\u2019s something there, but we haven\u2019t found the fire yet,\u201d one Republican operative told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Maine Gov. Janet Mills has stressed that she\u2019s still on the ballot. <span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The primary is on June 9, though there are avenues for Democrats to replace him after the fact if Platner decides to quit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we keep Platner as a candidate and he wins or even if he doesn\u2019t win, we\u2019ve lost the moral high ground,\u201d the congressional staffer added. \u201cHe\u2019s a disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Marine veteran is the presumptive Democratic nominee because his top primary foe, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D), suspended her campaign in April, though she stressed Monday that she\u2019s \u201cstill on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner has a 7.8 percentage point polling edge over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine),\u00a0according to the latest RealClearPolitics\u00a0aggregate of polls. 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