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Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Maine's U.S. Senate seat, is dismissing Wall Street Journal and New York Times reports that he sent sexually explicit texts to multiple women as "gossip" and "journalistic malpractice," even as his own campaign acknowledges the messages existed. The scandal, which also involves allegations that a top Platner adviser threatened a former campaign staffer who spoke to reporters, has thrown into question Democratic hopes of unseating Republican incumbent Susan Collins in one of the party's most critical 2026 races.