Reports have found additional controversial social media posts Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner made years before his bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R). The Bangor Daily News wrote that Platner ...

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) said Monday his past Reddit comments were meant “to get a rise out of people.” “That was me trying to get a rise out of people on the Internet,” Platner told ...

Veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner’s nascent campaign was hit with its first major hurdle following reports of years-old Reddit posts that were at times vulgar and offensive, including usages of ...

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The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) (Mariam Zuhaib, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press ...

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admitted Wednesday to authoring a series of antigay Reddit posts and called his past comments “indefensible.” “I have no reason to deny [that the posts ...

Old online posts that appear to promote violence to achieve political change have triggered new scrutiny of a rising star on the progressive left who's running for the Senate in Maine. Graham Platner, ...

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that US Senate candidate Graham Platner's social media comments are not "disqualifying.” The comment was made on CNN. Martin did ...