'Dumbest thing I ever wrote': Senate candidate addresses resurfaced Reddit posts

In his video addressing the posts, Graham Platner said the comments were made during “an earlier part of” his life, and he no ...

Bernie-Backed Platner’s Senate Bid in Peril as More Reddit Posts Resurface

Maine senate hopeful Graham Platner’s campaign is facing an increasingly uphill battle as additional past comments by the ...
Washington Monthly

Graham Platner Should Run for Maine State Legislature

Intemperate posts from a candidate’s past need not be disqualifying. But more should be known before nominating Platner for a Senate seat.
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Graham Platner Tries to Find Silver Lining in Reddit Controversy

The Maine Senate hopeful has apologized for some of his old posts and highlighted some of his more agreeable past commentary.
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Graham Platner asked why Black people ‘don’t tip’ and referenced rape in old Reddit posts

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate posted to the online social media site Reddit more than 1,800 times between 2009 and ...

Graham Platner’s Resurfaced Posts on Guns and Communism Spark Backlash

Platner's resurfaced Reddit posts are a "bombshell" for his campaign to unseat Senator Susan Collins, one expert told ...

Is Janet Mills vs Graham Platner a battle over the direction of the Democratic party?

Janet Mills has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate, setting up a race that may serve as a proxy for the direction of the ...

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.