Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began

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Coverage diverges in the emphasis on the implications of the texts. The New York Times and CBS News focus on the timeline and the wife's communication with the campaign, framing it as a concern for the campaign's integrity. In contrast,…

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Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began

The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women.

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6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 1 lean right, 2 right.

Lean left · 1Centre · 1Lean right · 1Right · 2

▪ Senate candidate Graham Platner sent explicit texts to multiple women while married, wife says: report — Fox News
▪ Platner's Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Campaign — Real Clear Politics
▪ Reports: Platner’s wife told campaign staff he sent sexual messages to other women — The Hill
▪ Platner’s wife raised sexually explicit texts to Senate campaign aide: Report — Washington Examiner
▪ Platner's wife told campaign about sexually explicit texts he sent other women — CBS News — Top

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