a message from Graham Platner's wife Amy

[eShirl]

[RandySF]

1. Wasn't Katie Hill run out of office for the same thing?

[eShirl]

3. I have no idea who that is, sorry

[RandySF]

4. Former Representative Katie Hill (D)?

[eShirl]

5. from Maine?

why, what did they do?

[keep_left]

12. Katie Hill was a Representative from CA.

She resigned over some personal indiscretions, including an affair with a staff member, IIRC. These days, the same events might have passed with barely any notice.

[eShirl]

13. thanks

sounds like a different situation

[W_HAMILTON]

15. As was Eric Swalwell.

Will whoever Platner was texting think it's all no big deal too?

Or is this just the first shoe to drop? Well, first shoe to drop when it comes to THIS particular controversy, given that he's already racked up quite a few of them already for someone who's not even our nominee...

[keep_left]

19. See reply #13. I'm pretty sure that the Katie Hill situation...

...was rather different from the others discussed here. TBH, I don't know enough yet to have much of an opinion about either Platner or Swalwell.

You can read more about the Katie Hill case here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Hill#Accusations_of_improper_relationships
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/rep-katie-hill-resigns-amid-scandal
https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-12-09/essential-california-katie-hill-comeback

[Lovie777]

30. Lancaster, CA......................

Her ex-husband spilled it to the media.

[eShirl]

8. what same thing?

[Easterncedar]

10. Same thing as what? Sorry, I truly don't understand

Platner was accused of inappropriate texting with women. Someone is trying to sink his candidacy, although if it's Collins, surely she should have waited to unleash this attack until after the June 9th primary. Anyway, this statement by Platner's wife is supportive.

Katie Hill's story is complicated, and I don't know the details, but I can't find anything really similar to the Platner story, unless you mean her iron cross tattoo?

[Polybius]

31. She never should have resigned

A few nude pics leaked, so what...

[lapucelle]

53. Isn't Platner also accused of gay bashing, rape apology, racism, having a Nazi tat,

voting for Susan Collins three times, sitting out the 2020 and 2024 elections, saying that he was "sent to war" when he willingly enlisted and even served a stint as a mercenary, joking that Mary (mother of Jesus) was, in reality, a "skank", and claiming to have bought his house with a VA loan when his wealthy father lent him the money?

Kinda adds up.

[Polybius]

28. She resigned because her nude pics leaked

They're still out there too (I checked). I guess the internet is truly forever.

[Renew Deal]

2. It's great to see that she is as focused and committed to the issues of everyday people

as he is.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. Wow....powerful.

Glad you posted this. I voted for Mills, but he got my 2nd choice. I'll be happy to support him and I hope this video gets a lot of attention. She is who we are.

[Quiet Em]

7. I feel for her, I really do

I'm not happy with whoever the people were who recruited, pushed and pursuaded her husband to run for a Senate seat knowing their vulnerabilities and his baggage.

I'm not happy that this couple was clearly not prepared to expect what could be thrown at them.

Maine voters are going to do what they are going to do.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yep very sloppy recruitment work.

Raises some questions doesn't it.

[Quiet Em]

11. It sure does.

[niyad]

42. It definitely does!

[Irish_Dem]

55. I wonder if anyone has looked at the money trail.

Usually that reveals some information of interest.

[yardwork]

59. The DNC seems to be run by morons.

No analysis of the 2024 defeats. No strategy. Letting our TX senatorial candidate handle the attacks there by himself. No national strategy.

Seems like we are sitting ducks.

[Irish_Dem]

60. Another theory is that it is not being run by morons.

But by people who know exactly what they are doing.

[msongs]

14. is the guy a ticking time bomb?

[niyad]

45. I hope we are wrong, but it looks that way. So many red flags

for those paying close attention.

[summer_in_TX]

16. I can relate to her a lot.

One major difference I see is that the text issue was something both knew about, and had dealt with. Totally unlike Swawell and Katie Hill. Stawell's behavior was especially appalling.

[ShazzieB]

17. It's a damned shame that she's having to do this.

Politics has gotten uglier than ever lately.
We all know why and we all know who's to blame.

[Buddyzbuddy]

18. Swallwell is accused in multiple cases of rape,

Katie Hill had an admitted affair with a staffer not even a year after getting elected. From what I've read, Platner has been accused, (maybe admitted?) of texting, no word of photos so not Weiner level yet.

What I do know is timing is everything, at this point he hasn't been accused or admitted to anything more than bad judgement in his marriage which his wife has accepted as just that and they are working through this.

I posted this info in response to a different post about the same subject matter;

Excerpt from an previous post made by DU member demmiblue,

Earlier this week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) launched the joint fundraising page, which urged donors to “Contribute to pro-Israel Candidates for U.S. Senate,” displaying Stevens and Collins together with preset donation amounts. The joint fundraiser was “paid for and authorized” by both candidates, according to AIPAC.

The fundraising campaign, which included an email blast, also attacked one of Stevens’s Democratic rivals, Abdul El-Sayed, the race’s most outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. He also was the only candidate endorsed by Track AIPAC, a grassroots group that documents and opposes the influence of AIPAC and pro-Israel political spending. The fundraiser accused El-Sayed and Graham Platner, the Democrat running against Collins in Maine, of “embracing extreme rhetoric,” pushing “false accusations of genocide,” and supporting cuts to aid for Israel.

“There is a coordinated, well-funded effort to punish anyone who stands with Israel and it’s gaining ground fast,” the email said. “It’s being driven by the far-left fringe of American politics, pushed by Bernie Sanders and amplified by voices like Hasan Piker, who are normalizing hostility toward Israel and turning it into a political weapon.”

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/politics-elections/aipac-pairs-haley-stevens-with-republican-in-joint-senate-fundraiser-attacks-el-sayed/

[questionseverything]

20. It's between him and his wife at this point, du would of run jfk out of office over marilyn

[LisaL]

33. Once it's reported, it's no longer between him and his wife.

NT

[PuraVidaDreamin]

38. And Jimmy Carter for having impure thoughts.

I started seeing another man about a year after my husband got drunk and punched me.
We were trying to work things out but the booze was more important to him.

Life is often messy. If we are lucky we grow up- mature. Work things out.
Become a better person.

[LisaL]

43. My advice, become a better person before you

run for Senate.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

54. Maybe you are a better Senator

Because of life mistakes!

Advice noted tho'

The many opinions of DU is what makes this place hum

[Katinfl]

56. Swallwell is accused of rape? I thought he is accused of sexual harassment of several women.

[Intractable]

21. I'm reminded of the phrase, "when you're explaining, you're losing."

For better or worse, Platner is the nominee. Let's not give the oppo more research.

I suspect he will be better as Senator than candidate.

[LisaL]

34. He is not the nominee yet.

NT

[niyad]

47. Until June 9, he is the presumptive nominee.

[Irish_Dem]

58. Oppo research had the dirt from the very beginning and has all the details.

Times, places, names.

They will release the info at critical times.

We are quite naive to think otherwise.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. there's no foolproof way to respond to a sexting scandal, but sending your wife out to do an unscripted defense by

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herself is uh... certainly a choice

ETA: oh shit, he was on kik? hooooooooooo boy

[LisaL]

36. Seems like a standard playbook for a politician accused of

inappropriate behavior. If the spouse is willing to defend them or stand next to them, of course.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

52. for me, sending the spouse out alone is a weak look

[yardwork]

57. I expect a barrage of revelations in October.

I have no idea why this guy is the nominee. Out of all the Democrats in Maine.

I'm seriously worried that the Democratic Party seems to have no strategy. Bad time for a complete collapse.

[mainer]

23. Sexting is not the same thing as having an affair

So far, we haven't heard that any of this progressed to actual physical contact.
Heck, even saintly Jimmy Carter admitted to having lust in his heart towards other women.
I don't think this will sink his candidacy. He and his wife dealt with it and they chose to stay married, a decision that was made before he became a candidate.

[LisaL]

26. One could call it an emotional affair.

That is, if it actually hasn't progressed to physical contact.

[Emile]

24. Thanks for posting the truth.

[LisaL]

25. This guy has so much baggage.

Unfortunate.

[SSJVegeta]

29. Shes a good one. Graham better not fuck up that marriage.

What an incredible woman.

[LisaL]

32. They have only been married since 2023.

He's been sexting with multiple women, from what has been reported.
I'd say the marriage is already fucked up.
From the start.

[SSJVegeta]

35. Theyve been in marriage counseling since the start

So if they are both doing inividual counseling and he stops making bad choices, it is actually far from a destroyed marriage. Being married is hard and the learning curve is fast and unrelenting.

[LisaL]

37. Him staying married or not is not my concern whatsoever.

Him running for office, with all this dirt coming out, and who knows what else is going to come out, is my concern.

[SSJVegeta]

39. None of it is really my concern

I dont even live in Maine

[LisaL]

40. He is running to become a senator.

So it doesn't really matter if we live in Maine, does it? He could very well cost us the Senate. Then it's going to matter a whole lot.

[SSJVegeta]

46. It matters cause I cant vote there.

Sure it impacts us but he is the nominee for US Senate. Whether he costs us the majority at this point is entirely up to Maine.

[LisaL]

48. Whether we can vote in Maine or not, a Senator

is important to all of us.

[niyad]

50. Exactly.

[DaBronx]

41. No man is perfect but

When one has so much to deal with, maybe it is not in the best interest of the community to serve. I feel more and more that Maine screwed up big time.

[LisaL]

44. We are all going to be screwed up big time if he costs us the Senate.

I mean, seriously, with all this dirt coming out, what's next?

[eShirl]

49. Maine screwing up big time would be letting Susan Collins keep her seat.

I want her out.

[LisaL]

51. If our candidate is sexting with mulltipe women, that's

a big help to Susan Collins, as far as I am concerned.

[yorkster]

61. Platner, his wife and some campaign staff

knew all this almost a year ago in August of 2025. And they decided it was a personal matter and wouldn't affect the primary race.
A cynical and/or foolish decision imho.

In any case. the primary is June 9.
David Costello is on the ballot and highly qualified. Janet Mills is still on the ballot.
IT AIN'T OVER. WE HAVE A CHOICE.