Graham Platner ran for Senate as a Democrat championing progressive values while exchanging explicit texts with other women during his marriage—hypocrisy his own wife had to report to his campaign. He knew about the infidelity risk for a full year and ran anyway, betting voters wouldn’t find out. Now his wife is hurt, his campaign is scrambling, and Maine Democrats are left asking: who exactly were they asked to trust?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/05/30/graham-platner-explicit-texts-senate-maine