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leftstreet

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9. Doesn't seem worth it

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #8)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:08 PM

Yesterday

These texts apparently happened before the campaign. Platner and his wife worked it out or whatever. Nothingburger

There's no upside in McDonald revealing this and she'll take the brunt of the bad press. Just seems dumb to me

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"Top Graham Platner adviser threatened former aide over sexting stories" [View all] lapucelle Yesterday OP

Welp.. you're fired. yourout Yesterday #1

Are we starting the Democratic circular firing squad here? oldmanlynn Yesterday #2

There will be three Democrats on the June 9 ballot, and voters will rank their choices. lapucelle Yesterday #5

Well we can't support another predator MontanaMama Yesterday #6

Sexting isnt being a sexual predator oldmanlynn 21 hrs ago #21

It's predatory behavior MontanaMama 10 hrs ago #22

Is it okay with you that he has such people on his staff? niyad Yesterday #11

I guess it's Collins again then. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #27

SMDH niyad 9 hrs ago #28

Like when Platner voted for her. betsuni 9 hrs ago #29

Campaign calling it gossip and falsehoods. Irish_Dem Yesterday #3

Genevieve McDonald responded on Facebook. lapucelle Yesterday #4

LOL she's destroying her career over this? leftstreet Yesterday #7

Yes, she is destroying her career over this, and no she did not take the payoff lapucelle Yesterday #8

Doesn't seem worth it leftstreet Yesterday #9

A woman shouldn't be taking the blame for a man's bad actions EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #17

Maybe because she already got paid double by AIPAC JCMach1 9 hrs ago #30

What are you even talking about? lapucelle 9 hrs ago #31

"Just spitballing here, but maybe *AIPAC'* paid her double." lapucelle 8 hrs ago #32

Doesn't it say "multiple sources"? Nixie Yesterday #10

In addition, it may be that Platner's sexts were on his Kik account, lapucelle Yesterday #12

Kik was a new one for me. Had to look that up. Nixie 23 hrs ago #14

Yes, of course MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #13

She's an experienced politician leftstreet 23 hrs ago #16

She acted with her conscience. betsuni 9 hrs ago #26

If you work for a campaign and you request information from the candidate AZProgressive 23 hrs ago #15

And how should a person in a committed relationship act? EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #18

It seems the people in the committed relationship worked it out AZProgressive 23 hrs ago #19

He was sexting with at least six women. LisaL 23 hrs ago #20

This. MontanaMama 9 hrs ago #23

Well given Platner has denied the sexting, not so much on working it out EdmondDantes_ 9 hrs ago #25

She wasn't part of the campaign when she passed it on to the WSJ. She left the campaign when his Reddit comments WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #24