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/Teganfff Centrist Democrat 2d ago

Example 7,439 of why Democrats/people on the left need to stop purity testing and infighting.

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u/TheWyldMan 2d ago

purity testing

This isn't purity testing. This is common sense.

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u/blewpah 2d ago

Okay so do you oppose Ken Paxton or Trump because of their known infidelities?

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u/Gnagus 2d ago

This is an interesting point, why are there so many Plattner posts but not nearly as many about Paxton or Cory Mills?

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u/BrokenManOfSamarkand 2d ago

Reddit leans left and talks more about things relating to the left and center left. You're not going to find redditors defending Paxton outside of a handful of dedicated conservative subs.

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u/Gnagus 2d ago

Sorry I should have clarified this sub specifically which seems to attract a balanced perspective thanks to more center right conversation than other spaces on Reddit, probably due to moderation geared towards civility.