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sheshe2

(99,280 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:43 PM Tuesday

Not sure Platner is stepping down...looks like he is hiring.

Urgently Hiring!
The job listing was posted today. I checked out the site and it is legit.

WTF!?!

He's not stepping down. 9 hours ago, his campaign posted this job opening: www.daybook.com/job/research...

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Job Description


Research Director

Location: Maine

Salary: $7,000–$11,000/month, based on experience

Start Date: Immediate


Graham Platner for U.S. Senate is looking for an experienced Research Director to lead our research efforts.



As Research Director, you will develop and execute a comprehensive research and vetting strategy to ensure the campaign has the strategic intelligence needed to take on billionaire-backed politicians. The ideal candidate will have experience conducting opposition and self-research for a federal campaign, be highly organized, and bring a sharp, analytical, and rapid-response approach to political strategy.

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This campaign is about standing up to the wealthy elite and fighting for everyday Mainers. If you’re ready to be part of a movement that challenges the status quo by uncovering the truth and holding power accountable, we’d love to hear from you!

TO APPLY:

Please submit your resume and a brief writing or research sample to jobs@grahamforsenate.com with the subject line: “Research Director Application – [Your Name]”



Let’s make history together.

Graham for Maine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.





https://www.daybook.com/job/research-director-urgently-hiring-kwukMifZhzcDmWiAg

Lucrative job at 7-11K a MONTH!
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Not sure Platner is stepping down...looks like he is hiring. (Original Post) sheshe2 Tuesday OP
Not sure where he is going to get the money to pay these LisaL Tuesday #1
Hmm. or maybe an "oops?" (maybe the ad was in process fairly early on & not pulled?) hlthe2b Tuesday #2
I wonder when the order was placed. RandySF Tuesday #3
I don't know. sheshe2 Tuesday #4
Oh great. LisaL Tuesday #7
3rd party BS in 3...2...1... n/t Cheezoholic Tuesday #5
lol on the vetting bit. Raftergirl Tuesday #6
lol. If the vetting begins at the top, you're out oasis Tuesday #17
Didn't a Manatee Tuesday #8
Yes. sheshe2 Tuesday #9
As far as I can tell she is the first accuser. LisaL Tuesday #10
The stealthing accusation comes from the woman who said he was physically abusive EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #11
Yes, I know. The first accuser. LisaL Tuesday #13
You mean the Lady for Kavanaugh? AloeVera Tuesday #16
Thing is, his (persistent) alcohol problem stopdiggin Tuesday #15
7K to 11K? sheesh no wonder I think twice before giving anybody money nt msongs Tuesday #12
His wife was getting an $1800. biweekly salary. sheshe2 Tuesday #14

LisaL

(48,292 posts)
7. Oh great.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 08:10 PM
Tuesday

Yes, he could stay on. He got the nomination. He won't have any prominent democrats supporting him.

AloeVera

(4,778 posts)
16. You mean the Lady for Kavanaugh?
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:51 PM
Tuesday

The co-founder of "Ladies for Kavanaugh"? The right-wing group formed to defend Beer Boy and discredit Blaisey-Ford who she thought was a politically motivated liar? Ummm...

Oh the irony and hypocrisy of Lyndsey Fifield, Platner's first accuser, is rich and vast...

Or consider that she also works for a right-wing organization called Independent Women's Forum, whose chair boasted of creating the talking points for Susan Collins' yes vote on Kavanugh.

We wrote a memo. It was used by a lot of members of the Senate and the House and Fox News and elsewhere," the speaker said in the clip. "But most important is Susan Collins told me that without that memo, she could not have seen how to support him, and if you look at her speech that she gave on the Senate floor, it is entirely the playing out and architecture of how we structured the argument."


She works for an organization that played a major role in the Kavanaugh confirmation. Think about that.

Just one little gem from her blog at the IWF - she thinks that the increase in violence against women is due to the "cult of gender ideology".

https://www.rawstory.com/graham-platner-kavanaugh/

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/5/800050593/community/layers-and-layers-of-irony-platners-accuser-co-founded-ladies-for-kavanaugh/

Nope. Not falling for it.

stopdiggin

(15,883 posts)
15. Thing is, his (persistent) alcohol problem
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 08:36 PM
Tuesday

together with self reported 'judgement/behavior ' issues - make these reports of this type of behavior - just not all surprising, or difficult to imagine. There appears to be a pattern ... On a number of levels And it unfortunately lends itself ...

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sheshe2

(99,280 posts)
14. His wife was getting an $1800. biweekly salary.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 08:30 PM
Tuesday

He couldn't be paid because of his VA PTSD payments...so she was.

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