Former Platner Campaign Aide: ‘The Answer to a Broken Political Culture Is Not to Accept It’
Genevieve McDonald says Graham Platner is unfit for office and urges Democrats to choose from two other primary candidates.
- Genevieve McDonald, former political director for Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, published a Washington Post op-ed Monday urging Maine Democrats to reconsider voting for him against Republican Sen Susan Collins.
- McDonald resigned last year, citing a "pattern of dishonest behavior" and concerns regarding Platner's impact on the Democratic Party; she also claimed Platner offered her $15,000 to sign a nondisclosure agreement, which she declined.
- Over the past eight months, women have shared "disturbing stories" about Platner, including recent allegations of physical mistreatment by former girlfriends, which McDonald argues invalidate his assurances that no further revelations would emerge.
- Platner denied the abuse allegations, characterizing critics as politically motivated and citing past personal struggles with alcohol and combat service as a "dark period" he has been "upfront" about since the campaign began.
- Maine voters decide the nomination Tuesday, with options including Platner, David Costello, and Gov Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign earlier, as Democrats seek a challenger for the general election race against Senator Susan Collins.
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Dem Senate Candidate Backstabbed By Ex-Staffer Hours Before Polls Open
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner took a brutal last-minute hit from a former top staffer just hours before Maine voters headed to the polls. Genevieve McDonald, a former Maine state representative who briefly served as Platner’s campaign director last year, warned voters Monday night that Platner should not be elected to the U.S. Senate. In an opinion piece published by The Washington Post on the eve of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Mc…
Graham Platner’s Ex-Campaign Chief Issues Scathing Op-Ed
A former senior aide to Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is warning voters that Platner “shouldn’t be a U.S. senator.” Genevieve McDonald, who served as Platner’s political director early in his campaign, wrote an opinion piece published in the Washington PostMonday. Maine’s primary election is Tuesday. “Graham Platner is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country,” McDonald wrote. “I quit the campaign in October, dist…
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