Graham Platner homes in on Susan Collins’s financial disclosures after weekend playing defense over explicit texts
Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, is focusing on incumbent Senator Susan Collins's financial disclosures amid controversies in his own campaign. Platner's campaign highlights the disparity in wealth between him and Collins, while he attempts to portray himself as a relatable candidate. The upcoming election is set to feature both candidates without primary challenges.
- ▪Graham Platner is targeting Susan Collins's stock assets in his campaign.
- ▪Platner's wife revealed he had sent explicit messages to multiple women while married.
- ▪Collins's financial disclosures show she is nearly 100 times wealthier than Platner.
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is pointing fingers at incumbent Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) stock assets as he seeks to shift voters’ eyes from another controversy plaguing his campaign this weekend. News broke this weekend that Platner’s wife previously told his former political director she was aware of sexually explicit messages that Platner had sent to multiple women while they were married. But Platner is hoping to turn over a new leaf, shifting the focus to Collins with a new letter on her financial disclosures and her increase in wealth throughout her time in Congress.
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