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SamuelAdams

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7. Are the other women, Democrats, also lying?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:22 PM

Jun 5

Is Platner part of the hit piece when he admits to bad behavior? You either care about racism, sexism, homophobia, mistreating women or you don't. We mocked the MAGA cult for defending Trump no matter what and then some act just like them. I guess Platner could shoot someone and not lose a single supporter.

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Graham Platner denies an ex-girlfriend's report that he once twisted her arm, held her in a room [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 5 OP

Timing. Hit pieces one after another. Republicans are scared and know Collins is toast. AZLD4Candidate Jun 5 #1

Republicans want him to win the nomination Polybius Jun 5 #14

Lyndsey Fifield, Repub Rat F****r! N/T OneBlueDotS-Carolina Jun 5 #2

Oh well from a Conservative activist. Just gotta be true..... Bengus81 Jun 5 #3

You saw that too. Next, we're going to be told Hakeem Jefferies is a gang member from a KKK member, right? AZLD4Candidate Jun 5 #4

This seems a lot like the Leeann Tweeden thing with Al Franken. I really don't know what to think. Multichromatic Jun 5 #5

count on the grey lady to publish any smear they can mopinko Jun 5 #6

Are the other women, Democrats, also lying? SamuelAdams Jun 5 #7

Completely disengenuous. intheflow Jun 5 #8

The other two women (Democrats) never alleged physical abuse mainer Jun 5 #9

Agree. A Republican with the same profile would be vilified here. nt Blasphemer Jun 5 #12

Checkers Speech time? BaronChocula Jun 5 #10

I think they were both drunk ..... Mossfern Jun 5 #11

That is what she said in the article ... cliffside Jun 5 #13

Does that make it okay? iemanja Jun 5 #16

" She was quick to note that he "never hit me, he never punched me." from the NYT article .... cliffside Jun 5 #18

Twisting a woman's arm is abusive. iemanja Jun 6 #19

Your initial words were that he beat her, you've downgraded that to abuse even though .... cliffside Jun 6 #20

I never said he beat her. iemanja Jun 6 #21

You certainly implied that in response to the initial conversation, read the entire conversation. nt cliffside Jun 7 #22

If he was 5-10 points behind Colins we wouldn't have read a word of any of "this" Bengus81 Jun 7 #24

Is it too late for someone else to enter the race for the D nomination? iemanja Jun 5 #15

There are two other democrats on the ballot. LisaL Jun 5 #17

Mills and Costello are on the ballot obamanut2012 Jun 7 #23