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How Graham Platner’s campaign unraveled: From Reddit posts to rape allegation

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Bill McGurn discusses Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s mounting controversies Fox News contributor Bill McGurn discusses Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s mounting controversies, including resurfaced Reddit posts, a Nazi symbol tattoo and sexually explicit messages. Democrats are now pushing Platner to exit the race following recent sexual assault allegations, raising questions about prior endorsements despite … Read more

Conservatives rip Platner for ‘disturbing’ online trail as new Reddit post mocking teen suicide surfaces

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scandal-plagued Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing even more scrutiny over posts he made on the online blogging platform Reddit, after a report surfaced fresh posts attributed to his old username, including one appearing to mock a teenage girl’s suicide attempt. The New York Post … Read more

Platner in the hot seat as Maine voters rip his ‘horrible’ comments amid Reddit scandal

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Voters in Maine are split on whether the many controversies that have followed Democratic Graham Platner’s Senate campaign carry enough weight to sway their vote come November. To some, the off-color remarks about sexual abuse, terror and race — made years before he launched his Senate bid … Read more

WATCH: Collins rips Maine challenger Platner over resurfaced Reddit post mocking wounded US soldier

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ripped Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his recently exposed Reddit posts mocking a wounded U.S. soldier.  Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Collins in November’s midterm election. “It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier,” Collins told Fox News Digital. … Read more

Top Dem lawmakers duck questions when pressed on Platner’s Reddit scandal

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top Democratic leaders refused to answer whether Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s newly uncovered vulgar posts have become a liability for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. “I haven’t seen no posts,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital when asked whether Platner had … Read more

Top off-the-wall Reddit posts haunting Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine’s presumptive Democratic Senate nominee is facing considerable backlash over unearthed social media posts where he made controversial statements about race, sexuality, political violence and his own ideological beliefs. Graham Platner, a 41-year-old Marine Corps veteran, attributed his online behavior to depression and PTSD stemming from serving … Read more

Platner’s deleted Reddit sparks outrage again as he appears to mock wounded soldier: ‘Didn’t deserve to live’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit account has continued to cause headaches for his campaign in recent months, and a recently resurfaced post appearing to mock a U.S. soldier almost killed in combat is stirring up more controversy.  “This video never gets old,” the Reddit … Read more

Warren says her ‘kind of man’ is left-wing Senate hopeful rocked by Nazi-tattoo, Reddit controversies

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., long a progressive force in New England, traveled to Maine over the weekend to boost left-wing Senate candidate Graham Platner ahead of the state’s pivotal Democratic primary.  “Graham is a combat veteran. He’s an oyster farmer, he is an organizer, and he is … Read more