# Sex Scandal Threatens Dems

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Podcast: [CNN Inside Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-inside-politics-471976)
Published: 2026-06-01T20:19:00+00:00
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Could one candidate's personal drama cost Democrats the Senate, or are we living in a scandal-be-damned political era? Democrats today are once again wrestling with what to do about Graham Platner, the populist firebrand challenging Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in a must-win race for Senate control. At issue now are multiple news reports that Platner's wife told a campaign aide last year that her husband sent sexually explicit messages to other women early in their marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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