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AZProgressive

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19. It seems the people in the committed relationship worked it out

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #18)

Sun May 31, 2026, 10:12 PM

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The wife actually feels betrayed by the staffer because she revealed what could be used as opposition research to actually help her husband.

It feels too late in the primary to make support for Platner into a sexist issue. I can read a poll and know he is the likely winner of the primary and is the favorite to win the general election and understand the stakes and winning Maine is Democrats best path toward winning back the Senate.

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

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

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

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

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

Sexting isnt being a sexual predator oldmanlynn Sunday #21

It's predatory behavior MontanaMama Monday #22

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

I guess it's Collins again then. dem4decades Monday #27

SMDH niyad Monday #28

Like when Platner voted for her. betsuni Monday #29

Campaign calling it gossip and falsehoods. Irish_Dem Sunday #3

Genevieve McDonald responded on Facebook. lapucelle Sunday #4

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

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

Doesn't seem worth it leftstreet Sunday #9

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

Maybe because she already got paid double by AIPAC JCMach1 Monday #30

What are you even talking about? lapucelle Monday #31

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

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

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

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

Yes, of course MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #13

She's an experienced politician leftstreet Sunday #16

She acted with her conscience. betsuni Monday #26

If you work for a campaign and you request information from the candidate AZProgressive Sunday #15

And how should a person in a committed relationship act? EdmondDantes_ Sunday #18

It seems the people in the committed relationship worked it out AZProgressive Sunday #19

He was sexting with at least six women. LisaL Sunday #20

This. MontanaMama Monday #23

Well given Platner has denied the sexting, not so much on working it out EdmondDantes_ Monday #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 Monday #24