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.”

  • GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 hours ago

    Good. I’m so sick of Dems killing “good” in pursuit of “perfect”.

    We’re all flawed humans trying to do our best.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
      11·
      4 hours ago

      If you want a smooth-groined candidate with no observable past, you’ll only ever get people have been manicuring themselves for subterfuge their entire lives.