{"id":1733,"date":"2026-06-01T23:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:04:25","slug":"senator-bernie-sanders-stands-by-graham-platner-after-controversy-over-sexually-explicit-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1733","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he is standing by Graham Platner in the wake of media reports that the Maine Senate candidate previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Platner, a Democrat, posted a video over the weekend taken by his wife, Amy Gertner, who reportedly told his campaign of the text messages last year. In the video, Gertner decried coverage of the issue as \u201cgossip\u201d and said \u201cbeing married is hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanders, a critical early backer of Platner, told The Associated Press on Monday that he still supports the oyster farmer and combat veteran, who hopes to unseat veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPeople can\u2019t afford healthcare. Can\u2019t afford groceries. Can\u2019t afford to put gas in their cars. And I think it might be a good idea if we focused on the important issues facing the working families of Maine and this country,\u201d Sanders said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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