Platner campaign rocked with damning allegations from another ex-lover as Senate race heats up: report
Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Maine, is facing new allegations from a former romantic partner. The accuser, posting on X under the handle 420mercymain69, claims the two dated after meeting on Tinder in 2021 and describes instances of infidelity and manipulation. The allegations join earlier controversies over Platner’s remarks and alleged threatening behavior toward women as his campaign challenges incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
- ▪A woman using the X handle 420mercymain69 said she briefly dated Platner in 2021 after meeting him on Tinder and accused him of infidelity and manipulation.
- ▪The accuser asserted that Platner altered his explanation of a Totenkopf tattoo, initially claiming ignorance of its Nazi origins.
- ▪Reports cite Platner’s wife stating he sent explicit texts to multiple women while married.
- ▪The allegations add to prior criticism of Platner for off‑color comments on sexual abuse, race, and terror, as well as alleged threatening behavior toward women.
- ▪Platner is the Democratic candidate seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race.
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Celebrity Scandals Platner campaign rocked with damning allegations from another ex-lover as Senate race heats up: report The social media post adds to a growing pile of scandals trailing the Democratic nominee challenging Susan Collins By Leo Briceno Fox News Published June 11, 2026 8:41pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video If Platner were a Republican, Democrats would call him ‘much worse’: Former GOP spokesperson Former California GOP chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson and former GOP national spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko discuss allegations against Maine Democratic U.S.
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