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Progressive Leaders Brush Off Graham Platner’s Sexting Controversy: ‘He Has Grown’
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Progressive Leaders Brush Off Graham Platner’s Sexting Controversy: ‘He Has Grown’

Forbes · Jun 1, 2026, 11:48 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Breaking News Progressive Leaders Brush Off Graham Platner’s Sexting Controversy: ‘He Has Grown’By Zachary Folk,
  • “My understanding is that his wife is standing by her husband, and I wish their marriage the very best,” Sanders also told reporters on Monday.
  • Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who endorsed Platner in March, also brushed off concerns when asked about the situation by reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday, again repeating that she was more concerned about gas prices.

Breaking News Progressive Leaders Brush Off Graham Platner’s Sexting Controversy: ‘He Has Grown’By Zachary Folk,

Topline Progressive leaders in Congress are standing by Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, dismissing concerns about the Democratic Senate hopeful’s campaign after multiple outlets reported he sent sexually explicit texts to women behind his wife’s back in the past.

Platner reportedly in the past sent sexually explicit messages to women other than his wife, according to reports published over the weekend.Getty ImagesKey FactsSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., one of Platner’s earliest supporters in the Democratic primary race, told the Associated Press that voters couldn’t afford groceries, gas prices and health care, insisting “I think it might be a good idea if we focused on the important issues facing the working families of Maine and this country.”

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