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/Elegant_Athlete_7882 3d ago

If this was 2006 I’d say it would probably be the end of Platner’s campaign, given that it’s 2026 I don’t think it will matter much. This just isn’t something voters really care about anymore.

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u/Katwill666 2d ago

Yeah I mean half the Republican nominees across the country are all cheaters or have cheated on their spouses. Hell majority of Trump's administration cheated on their spouses and Republicans have a 80% approval for all of them.

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u/airforceCOT 2d ago

Are you hoping that Platner will secure a large crossover share of the votes from Republicans who would rather support him than Collins? If not, then why bring Republican voters up?

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u/nycbetches 2d ago

I do think his campaign strategy is to woo some disaffected Republican voters, yes. You can see that in his populist rhetoric.