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Graham Platner Faces Backlash Over Controversial Reddit Comments

10/21/2025

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Graham Platner (D) addressed controversial past Reddit comments, saying they were intended to provoke.
He acknowledged using offensive language and minimizing sexual assault issues during his military service, attributing them to PTSD.
Platner is running in a competitive Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills (D) entered the race.
He faces Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in the upcoming election.

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Graham Platner (D) addressed controversial past Reddit comments, saying they were intended to provoke.
He acknowledged using offensive language and minimizing sexual assault issues during his military service, attributing them to PTSD.
Platner is running in a competitive Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills (D) entered the race.
He faces Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in the upcoming election.