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Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign is absorbing reports of sexually explicit texts days before the June 9 primary, complicating Democrats’ top pickup target against Susan Collins. Iowa Democrats also choose a nominee in a costly primary shaped by outside money.
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In this episode- Graham Platner, his wife address reports of explicit texts – NBC Boston — NBC Boston
Graham Platner, his wife address reports of explicit texts – NBC Boston
# Graham Platner and his wife address reports he sent sexually explicit texts to women
## Graham Platner is seeking the Democratic nomination for one of the most closely watched Senate races as Democrats hope to defeat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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U.S. Senate candidate from Maine…Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News — ABC News
# Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News
Author: ABC News
Published: 2026-06-02T04:09:46+00:00
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Language: en
## Story
Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News
# Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary
Iowa Democrats will settle one of the party’s last competitive Senate primaries in the nation
ByHANNAH FINGERHUT…Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines — Axios Des Moines
# Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines
Author: Jason Clayworth
Published: 2026-06-01T11:18:04+00:00
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Language: en
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Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines
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# Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff
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see more…Should Democrats panic about Platner? - by Nate Silver — Nate Silver
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# Should Democrats panic about Platner?
### Maine polls have a recent history of underrating Susan Collins and other Republicans.
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Graham Platner at an event on the University of Maine campus on May 24. Getty Images.
This is going to be a sports-heavy week at Silver Bulletin. No apologies…"Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG" - Election Law Blog — Election Law Blog
"Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG" - Election Law Blog
A former Republican state lawmaker and an unsuccessful GOP candidate for Legislature sent complaints this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over…
Daily TopFive for Senate Pickup Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Senate Pickup Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].
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By Senate Pickup Watch — Lantern PodcastsGraham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign is absorbing reports of sexually explicit texts days before the June 9 primary, complicating Democrats’ top pickup target against Susan Collins. Iowa Democrats also choose a nominee in a costly primary shaped by outside money.
Got 60 seconds? Tell us what you think and help shape the show:
In this episode- Graham Platner, his wife address reports of explicit texts – NBC Boston — NBC Boston
Graham Platner, his wife address reports of explicit texts – NBC Boston
# Graham Platner and his wife address reports he sent sexually explicit texts to women
## Graham Platner is seeking the Democratic nomination for one of the most closely watched Senate races as Democrats hope to defeat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Graeme Sloan / Getty Images
U.S. Senate candidate from Maine…Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News — ABC News
# Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News
Author: ABC News
Published: 2026-06-02T04:09:46+00:00
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Language: en
## Story
Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary - ABC News
# Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary
Iowa Democrats will settle one of the party’s last competitive Senate primaries in the nation
ByHANNAH FINGERHUT…Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines — Axios Des Moines
# Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines
Author: Jason Clayworth
Published: 2026-06-01T11:18:04+00:00
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Language: en
## Story
Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff - Axios Des Moines
3 mins ago - News
# Outside money shapes Iowa Democrats' Senate faceoff
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see more…Should Democrats panic about Platner? - by Nate Silver — Nate Silver
Should Democrats panic about Platner? - by Nate Silver
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# Should Democrats panic about Platner?
### Maine polls have a recent history of underrating Susan Collins and other Republicans.
Jun 01, 2026
125
13
7
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Graham Platner at an event on the University of Maine campus on May 24. Getty Images.
This is going to be a sports-heavy week at Silver Bulletin. No apologies…"Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG" - Election Law Blog — Election Law Blog
"Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG" - Election Law Blog
A former Republican state lawmaker and an unsuccessful GOP candidate for Legislature sent complaints this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over…
Daily TopFive for Senate Pickup Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Senate Pickup Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].