Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall 'Unsettling' Behavior

[Polybius]

Source: NY Times

On Tuesday evening, after a whirlwind day in Washington, Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, rushed home.

Rumors were spreading from Portland to the Potomac about Mr. Platner’s messy personal life, after news reports that he had sent sexual messages to women while married. Democratic senators were pressing him about whether more damaging revelations were coming. Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown.

Amid the turmoil, Mr. Platner worked the phones, rolling through calls to ex-girlfriends who might publicly acknowledge that while he may have been a bad boyfriend, he was, in fact, a decent guy.

In interviews with The New York Times on Wednesday, several women did just that, describing Mr. Platner as a fun and caring partner, and saying they felt safe with him. Some remain friends with him to this day, years after their relationships ended.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html

[groundloop]

1. What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence?????

[RandySF]

3. Is that the bar?

[PatSeg]

7. Exactly

I find the comparison rather disturbing. Obviously no one is perfect, but many of the allegations are unsettling.

I am surprised that his campaign didn't do any oppo research early on, as they didn't appear to be prepared for so many of the accusations. Granted I know much of them could be fabricated by republican operatives.

Obviously, I hope we win the seat and if it is Platner, I hope he lives up to his promises.

[paleotn]

12. Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her?

That's the choice Mainers have. Our approval is unnecessary.

[Skittles]

18. THANK YOU

JFC

[RandySF]

2. David Costello (D)

David, whose family was not well-off and who, like many in Maine, began work early and worked his way through the University of Maine, George Washington University, and the London School of Economics. And who served for more than 30 years in senior-level government and non-government positions, both in the United States, including in Maine, and abroad – implementing and managing; not simply legislating or talking about complex multi-million-dollar programs and operations.
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Programs and operations that included working closely with U.S. Army, the United Nations, and foreign aid organizations overseas – and various state and local government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations in Maine, Maryland, and elsewhere.

Programs and operations that resulted in: elections, campaign finance, and motor vehicle safety reforms in Maine; improved public schools and expanded assistance to children, youth and families at risk in Baltimore; the implementation of ambitious job creation, education, healthcare, crime eduction, and environmental protection programs in Maryland; and the completion of more than 4,000 peace and community building projects in conflict-torn Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.
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The contrasts between Senator Collins’s and David’s backgrounds and public service records couldn’t be starker, and the decision regarding whom to support in 2026 should be an easy one.



https://www.costelloforsenate.com/

[yorkster]

5. X1000

[duckworth969]

6. Maine voters decide not DU pundits

[RandySF]

10. Where did I tell anyone how to vote?

Bernie and Hasan can go to Maine but I can’t mention another Democratic candidate?

[paleotn]

13. Above.

[RandySF]

14. I was informing

But I have as much right to advocate as anyone who travels to another state to endorse.

[paleotn]

15. What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it.

[Skittles]

20. yup

I too do not care much for advocating for a creep.

[Skittles]

19. this is a POLITICAL BOARD

we can have an OPINION on ALL POLITICIANS

[PatSeg]

9. I don't understand it

For what we know of him, Costello sounds like an ideal candidate.

[bluedigger]

4. Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion.

You guys married to your high school sweetheart for five decades can just STFU.

[dave99]

8. Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops

[oldmanlynn]

16. That's exactly what it

And I hope that Democrats don’t fall for it and decide to try to get him to leave the race in the circular firing squad. people in Maine appreciate him

[doc03]

11. He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't

believe it. That is the best we have?

[NNguyenMD]

17. This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit

Democracy is under threat and people are talking about ex girlfriends