The wife of embattled Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner fired back at headlines swirling around her husband's newly revealed sexting scandal.In a video posted by Platner's campaign, Amy Gertner said she's feeling "angry" and "disappointed." According to new reporting by the Wall Street Journal, Gertner told the campaign last August about…
Embattled Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner has finally addressed the infidelity scandal roiling his campaign after putting his wife forward to answer for him in a widely criticized solo video some said looked like it was filmed by kidnappers.
Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee hoping to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, has in recent months polled relatively well and enjoyed the support of fellow travelers in D.C. despite a series of scandals — including one scandal that prompted multiple members of his campaign to jump ship.Platner has managed, for instance, to…
Welcome to Washington Secrets, your insider guide to the latest from the political coal face. Today, we look at how Graham Platner is dealing with his latest scandal (he has plenty of practice) and the fallout from a different kind of scandal in London… Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, has a…
Donald Trump shattered long-held political norms when Republicans elected him twice despite scandals that would have sunk most candidates. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is testing whether Democrats are willing to play by the same rules.Why it matters: The answer will show whether voters' tolerance for scandal — long thought to be a Trump-only…
