Mainers rally behind Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner after reporting on his past romantic relationships, donating over $200,000 to his campaign.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48408372

June 7, 2026

In the wake of the Times reporting, Platner “raised more money than on any day since Gov. Mills’ withdrawal from the race,” according to his campaign. Specifically, as of 7:00 pm ET Friday, the 41-year-old oyster farmer and combat veteran had collected “over $200,000, from over 5,000 donors, with an average contribution of $40.”

Phil Proschko, who served with Platner in the Marines and also got the symbol tattooed on him, said in a brief interview with Zeteo on Friday: “No, we did not purposely get hateful fucking shit because we’re racist people… We got matching tattoos because we were in our 20s, drunk in Croatia, and that’s it. That’s all that fucking happened.”

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I imagine that, for them, all of this shit-slinging has just gotten ridiculous to consider. Any time I hear a new drummed-up scandal about Platner now, I just yawn.

    And it’s going to be very difficult to get people to consider voting for a visibly frail person whose votes have directly and purposely impoverished your family when there’s a candidate who is vehemently opposed by both ruling parties, not unlike a certain very popular mayoral candidate in New York or a socialist senator next door when he ran for president.

    Collins could still win, as the incumbent always has a huge advantage, but all of this opposition lends credibility to Platner’s progressive bonafides.