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The Memo: Do voters care about the Graham Platner sexting furor?
Key takeaways
- The precise role of a former campaign aide in making this information public has become a contentious topic all of its own.
- Platner s wife, Amy Gertner, responded to the stories with a video posted on social media on Saturday.
- Gertner s five-minute video was praised by supporters for its authenticity.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Platner is enmeshed in a sexting furor after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that the candidate has in the past exchanged explicit text messages with several women — and that this behavior had been raised with campaign aides by his wife, some time ago.
The precise role of a former campaign aide in making this information public has become a contentious topic all of its own.
Platner s wife, Amy Gertner, responded to the stories with a video posted on social media on Saturday. Gertner said it was shameful that there was a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip.
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