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a kennedy

(36,609 posts) Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:25 PM Jun 4

More unsavory news regarding Graham Platner..... [View all]

Several women who dated him say he shown unsettling behavior. Nicole is discussing it now.

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More unsavory news regarding Graham Platner..... [View all] a kennedy Jun 4 OP

3 women, including 1 GOP operative who made serious accusations Justice Jun 4 #1

I've had bad feelings about him since the beginning of his primary run against Janet Mills... hlthe2b Jun 4 #2

and it's the talk of faux noise. Ugh...... a kennedy Jun 4 #3

Of course it is! City Lights Jun 4 #4

Exactly, but nonetheless we have to deal with it...Dems don't/can't ignore these issues. hlthe2b Jun 4 #8

Excellent point ! And remember Al Franken vapor2 Jun 4 #26

I was thinking about Andrew Cuomo today since his Nixie Jun 4 #5

Franken should never have resigned. pat_k Jun 4 #14

Thanks for the article Nixie Jun 4 #46

Jane Mayer is an awesome investigator. pat_k Jun 4 #47

One said he was well aware it was a nazi tattoo MichMan Jun 4 #6

Here is NYT article describing his dating history. LisaL Jun 4 #10

Yes one did. Although no one can corroborate that. And when she mentioned recently it she also said she Nanjeanne Jun 4 #11

Per NYT, she was posting on the internet that he had a nazi tattoo months before he acknowledged having it. LisaL Jun 4 #12

New blood is a good thing, but people who have never run for anything cannot be consider fully vetted. pat_k Jun 4 #7

I kinda dont like it either, but heres the thing: Volaris Jun 4 #43

"we have to play the ball as it lays" pat_k Jun 4 #45

I read the whole long NY Times article and still feel like this is a troubled man who had a past that Nanjeanne Jun 4 #9

Per NYT, she was posting on the internet that he had a nazi tattoo, LisaL Jun 4 #13

Yes she did a few months before which is when she said she would vote for Collins. My ? Nanjeanne Jun 4 #16

Platner himself voted for Collins more than once. LisaL Jun 4 #18

Ok. In the text about saying he had a Nazi tattoo she said she would vote for Collins. And as a Nanjeanne Jun 4 #19

It sounds like he was a lousy cheating boyfriend, at least to some of his ex-girlfirends. LisaL Jun 4 #21

You betcha. I wouldn't date him. Nanjeanne Jun 4 #22

He doesn't sound like a prize as a husband either. LisaL Jun 4 #24

Forward marine units are "killers", you need to look up the definition for questionseverything Jun 4 #17

I'm of the same view. pat_k Jun 4 #15

You don't consider yanking women around and blocking them in a room serious? EdmondDantes_ Jun 4 #20

That is not the "only" serious allegation mcar Jun 4 #25

Yes she said it. Times couldn't corroborate. No friends of hers could either. All reported deep in article. Nanjeanne Jun 4 #28

So she's lying? mcar Jun 4 #30

Misogyny is alive and well. LisaL Jun 4 #31

Telling us to move on. Leave it alone mcar Jun 4 #33

Yep. LisaL Jun 4 #36

Are you accusing DUers of being misogynists? Violet_Crumble Friday #58

No. If it had been me and it happened I would have been gone. Never ok. No other girlfriend had that Nanjeanne Jun 4 #32

I am not sure he is succeeding at being a better man. LisaL Jun 4 #34

Wasn't that long ago he was blaming women for their rapes mcar Jun 4 #35

Yes I believe he addressed that. My suggestion -- don't vote for him. Though I much prefer him in Senate Nanjeanne Jun 4 #37

He addressed what? mcar Jun 4 #38

Addressed his old Reddit comments. Talks openly of his anger, his self medication with liquor, etc. Nanjeanne Jun 4 #41

No kidding MorbidButterflyTat Jun 4 #48

Exactly, Planter is not the Cha Friday #56

Precisely! Thank You!! Cha Friday #55

No-one thinks you should STFU, though I'd be happy with you getting facts straight... Violet_Crumble Friday #59

I wonder if ANYONE else has made that connection? MorbidButterflyTat Jun 4 #52

Yes, I did. And, wrote about it on Cha Friday #57

See? Not that bad MorbidButterflyTat Jun 4 #51

That would scare the Cha Friday #54

Some clips from the NYT article mcar Jun 4 #23

Yeah the tattoo thing seems to have been flat out lying to the press that he had no idea what it was. EX500rider Jun 4 #49

Who else? Maybe her podcast partner, conservative Bethany Mandel from Heritage Foundation and Moms Nanjeanne Jun 4 #50

When it was first reported months ago EX500rider Jun 4 #53

Janet Mills is still on the ballot I think. This guy reminded me of Fetterman... the vibes. applegrove Jun 4 #27

She is, and said she's still running obamanut2012 Jun 4 #39

Here's Nicolle Wallace's report: Rhiannon12866 Jun 4 #29

Platner has made his missteps in the past Miami Blue Jun 4 #40

Blah blah blah UpInArms Jun 4 #42

Some guy on Chris Hayes: MorbidButterflyTat Jun 4 #44

David Costello has a great Cha Friday #60