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/airforceCOT 2d ago edited 2d ago

There was, but it seems Platner and his many controversies resonated more with the base and was more relatable so they picked him.

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u/Ruffles98 2d ago edited 2d ago

Platner is the result of Trump's America. Scandal after scandal from the Trump administration and people have been desensitized. The average Maine voter will be scrolling, see this headline, and feel nothing. The article is paywalled so they won't read it.

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u/Rysilk 2d ago

Jesus. Everything is trumps fault. Now even bad democrats aren’t democrats fault but trumps fault. I stubbed my toe this morning I guess that was trumps fault too

Let me ask a question. At what point does one take responsibility for their own actions?

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u/Xanto97 Elephant and the Rider 2d ago

Meh, We should all take responsibility for our own actions. But it’s just sort of comical for conservatives to look down on platner for x controversies after years of trump’s. Paxton has a ton of controversies and just won his primary too.

The environment has changed as a result of trump.