r/moderatepolitics • u/TheWyldMan • 3d ago

News Article Graham Platner’s Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/graham-platners-wife-flagged-sexually-explicit-texts-to-his-senate-campaign-628ec832?mod=e2tw
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u/DrVader314159 3d ago edited 2d ago

I really can’t give a crap about what Republicans think constitutes ethics after they elected Trump twice.

You want to talk about consent? How about you start with the fact that the president you elected has been held civilly liable for rape, has been accused by at least 28 women of sexual misconduct, brags about walking in on naked contestants at beauty pageants, cheated on his wife with a porn star, has regularly associated with convicted child sex offenders, and has repeatedly opposed releasing files about said convicted child sex offenders?

I’ll consider holding senate candidates to stricter ethical standards after Republicans gain the ability to hold the goddamn president to any standards at all. Platner’s indiscretions don’t rise to the level of a footnote on the resume of Republican politicians.

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u/WavesAndSaves 3d ago

Why are you bringing up Trump? This is about the Maine Senate race, a state that Trump has not won in any of his three Presidential elections. He didn't even win it in the 2016 primaries.

What relevance does Donald Trump have to any of this?

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u/dragonmp93 3d ago

Because Republicans are the one making a big fuzz about someone cheating on his wife.

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u/WavesAndSaves 2d ago

Who cares what Republicans think? What matters is what Maine voters think.

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u/Interesting_Total_98 2d ago

The criticism is mainly coming from Republicans. A cheating scandal is a lot less interesting to people in this day and age.

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u/dragonmp93 2d ago

You mean the same people that elected Susan "Deeply Concerned" Collins ?