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/Katwill666 2d ago

Majority of nominees across the country have been caught cheating including Republicans but yet they elect them anyway. It isn't 1999 anymore. Just look at Paxton in Texas or even Trump being a serial cheater didn't hurt him at all in the elections. Paxton will still probably be elected in Texas despite also cheating and committing fraud.

Way worse stuff have been done and still got elected. Jay Jones in Virginia sent texts about wanting to kill Republicans and he still got elected. The voters don't care anymore it's D vs R. Planter is polling +8 in a Dem +8 environment it'll likely come down to ranked choice voting.

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u/airforceCOT 2d ago

The problem is that Democrats simultaneously can’t stop complaining about Paxton’s cheating while making every excuse under the sun for Platner. This cuts both ways.

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u/Pinball509 2d ago

 Democrats simultaneously can’t stop complaining about Paxton’s cheating

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this. That he’s a corrupt criminal? Sure.