Platner's Response to Fetterman's Challenge for Him to Release Texts Raises More Eyebrows
One of the people who has been strongest in calling out the
Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, Graham Platner, is Sen.
John Fetterman (D-PA).
As we reported, Fetterman even called on
him to release the alleged texts that he had with women that were
revealed by a former Platner campaign operative.
"Let me make a
deal. I'll tell P-Hustle, I'll wear a suit every day, if he releases all
those texts and messages that he's had," Fetterman said. P-Hustle is a
reference to the account name Platner reportedly had on his Kik account.
"You can prove [to] America... what's [in] these conversations. Can P-Hustle prove how old these people are?"
Fetterman ripped Platner for having said so many offensive things that "it's hard to keep up with it."
Over the weekend, Fetterman also raised the possibility of "d**k pics" out there.
Platner responded, and somehow you just knew his answer would fit for a guy who had a Nazi tattoo.
John Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit.
It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party.
— Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) June 6, 2026
John Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit.
It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party.
Maybe
when you had such a tattoo, you didn't want to be attacking American
Jewish people? I mean, just a thought, of course. That raised a lot of
eyebrows. Notice what you don't see in that response? He doesn't agree
to release the texts.
Platner's response also indicates how
clueless Platner is when it comes to the voters. Does he really think
he's appealing to independents that he needs in Maine with this kind of
take?
Platner
staff high on their own supply. Not that hard to win in a D +10 state
in a D +8 year. And they still might? But their whole implicit
electability argument is that Platner can appeal to apolitical
disaffected white dudes, which is a heavy overlap w/the Fetterman demo. https://t.co/zpwxhhRx9w
The
thing is, AIPAC didn't make Platner do what he allegedly did to his
ex-girlfriend or demean women. It didn't make him get the Nazi tattoo,
or say a wounded soldier didn't deserve to live. And on and on - that's
all on Platner. Fetterman calling it out just proves that Fetterman has
principles that not many Democrats seem to have today.
Platner is
full of himself, thinking the leftist bubble he's listening to is
somehow representative of the voters in general in Maine.. But as we
noted, the poll numbers are showing all this may be having an effect.
The latest poll has him tied with the incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).
The poll by Republican firm Fabrizio,
Lee & Associates on behalf of the pro-Collins Pine Tree Results PAC
showed Collins and Platner each receiving 46% support among likely
voters, with the remaining 8% undecided. The results were first reported
by Politico.
“It is clear that the more voters learn about Platner the more they find they don’t like him,
making the Senate race HIGHLY competitive,” pollsters Tony Fabrizio,
David Lee and Travis Tunis wrote. “Senator Collins and her allies need
to muster the resources to keep the pressure on Platner as the Democrat
money machine tries to salvage Platner’s candidacy.”
That wasn't all.
In an ominous sign for Platner,
the survey showed nearly half (49%) of respondents had an unfavorable
view of the Democrat compared to 29% who had the same opinion in
January. The candidate’s net favorability rating had also plunged into
negative territory, with just 40% holding a favorable view — and only 4%
saying they had never heard of Platner.
In addition, 59% of
respondents said the revelations about Platner’s Kik activity would make
them less likely to vote for him, while 33% said it would make no
difference in their support.
Plus, this was after the sexting texts story but before the NY Times abusive behavior story. So it may slide even more.
While
internal polls tend to lean toward the person they're doing it for, as
we reported, historically, polling as to Collins generally has
underestimated her strength. In the last three elections, she was
underestimated by 8, 8, and 12 points in the polling.
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