Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
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And it's not a good look, except perhaps if you're a republican. But Platner is a democrat. When Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate primary in April, Platner became the presumptive Democratic nominee. I guess we'll soon see if these scandals force the dems to "eat their own" again, or if they hold their noses and continue to support Platner "for the good of the party".
Platner's campaign confirms he sent sexual texts to women while married
Amy Gertner, Platner’s wife, accused a former friend of spreading "malicious gossip" as a report on alleged infidelity emerges.
By Gregory Svirnovskiy
05/30/2026 07:22 PM EDT
Graham Platner exchanged sexually explicit texts with multiple women while married to his wife, Amy Gertner, his campaign confirmed to POLITICO on Saturday, the latest scandal he has faced since launching his Maine Senate campaign last year.
In a statement, Gertner slammed a former friend for spreading “malicious gossip” in the wake of a Wall Street Journal report that she had informed her husband’s campaign of the texts in late August.
“I confided deeply personal details about my marriage to someone I considered a friend,” she said. “In the months since, I have had to watch as she spread malicious gossip to anyone who would take her call. I trusted this person with the most private chapter of our lives — the early days of our marriage before any campaign was on our mind — and I am deeply hurt by her betrayal and the invasion of our privacy.”
While Gertner did not name the friend in question, Genevieve McDonald, a former senior campaign staffer who shared a screenshot of her texts with Gertner with The New York Times, responded by telling POLITICO that “the Platner campaign confirmed these events occurred.”https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/platners-...
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Well, Trump has set the standard for bad behavior.
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I posted about that last night. The piece I posted was from the Ellison pro-Israel propaganda machine, formerly known as CBS News, quoting from the WSJ, owned by Israeli asset Rupert Murdoch.
In my post, I circled back to an item I posted about a couple days before, about Michigan Dem Senate candidate Haley Stevens, who is heavily Israel backed, and the Israeli lobbyists who back her, telling their allies to support Stevens, and Maine Senator Susan Collins, who is a Repub.
Platner is running against Collins, but, apparently, not an Israeli asset, so the media attacks Platner, as part of the Israeli "8th front" propaganda program being run on USians, which I posted about yesterday. I also posted links to Israeli media discussing the "8th front" strategy, because USian media, like CBS and the WSJ, will not report on it, because much of USian media is part of the "8th front" propaganda program.
I know it sounds conspiratorial, but I have shown the receipts.
Steve
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LOL.
The democrat party now wants nothing to do with Platner because the guy is a GOLD MINE. They're the ones trying to kneecap him, not the Republicans, who WANT him to win the primary.
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And to underscore the point, here's a couple of dems on national shows today:
https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/20610808214448171...Democrat Andy Kim dodges twice when asked about Graham Platner.
BASH: “Do you have concerns about Graham Platner?”
KIM:“I haven’t been able to focus as much on this...voters will decide.”
BASH: "What do you think?"
KIM: "I have not met him."https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/20611025827816000...Democrat Senator Chris Murphy sidesteps Graham Platner's controversies.
BRENNAN: Does Graham Platner pass the character test?
MURPHY: I haven't followed this story as closely...character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.To be fair, Murphy doesn't either, so that's not a fair question to ask the guy.
LOL. What about Spartacus? <--- who will be a leading democrat candidate for President
https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/20610821419920264...ABC: Do you have concerns that Graham Platner may jeopardise Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine?
BOOKER: "Yeah, I have concerns. The guy has questions to answer..."And there you go. That last response tells you what the people who run the democrat party really think.
Before one of you tries to say, "Bbbbut the voters run the democrat party!" - don't. Didn't you learn in the 2024 election that what you think doesn't matter?
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LOL. What about Spartacus? <--- who will be a leading democrat candidate for President
Dems like to "virtue signal", so, given the current environment and controversies, they will want to run someone who is demonstrably not "antisemitic".
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 12
"The democrat party now wants nothing to do with Platner because the guy is a GOLD MINE. They're the ones trying to kneecap him, not the Republicans, who WANT him to win the primary." - Dumbass Dope
You are correct. In a sane world no one would vote for Platner.
However, you should look in the mirror as well. You could literally say the same about Trump and Paxton. Yet your Dumbass ignores it.
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However, you should look in the mirror as well. You could literally say the same about Trump and Paxton. Yet your Dumbass ignores it.
Self reflection, is not a Trumper strong suit. Nor is it a trait of those in a cult.
