Democrat Graham Platner is feeling some shame due to a right-wing media attack regarding explicit messages he sent to women while he was married. However, it seems his Republican rival, Susan Collins, isn’t completely blameless either.
Maine reporter Andy O’Brien tweeted today: “Susan Collins should be cautious about criticizing others for infidelity when her own past may not be so clean. This has been a known issue in Washington DC for years, yet the Wall Street Journal and New York Times have never investigated it. I wonder why?”
Along with his tweet, he shared articles that mentioned, “The couple met in 1974 when Ms. Collins was an intern for Mr. Cohen, a congressman from Maine,” and another that stated, “It’s unclear when Thomas Daffron divorced his first wife, Margot Cory, but it was before he married U.S. Senator Susan Collins in 2012.”
Although the reporter didn’t provide more information, it is known that Thomas Daffron’s first wife passed away from cancer a year after he wed Collins, suggesting that Collins may have been involved with Daffron while his first wife was still alive, which some Republicans refer to as “pulling a Gingrich.”
Does this matter? Probably not. This happened a long time ago, and it’s unrealistic to think someone like Susan Collins is a model of morality. It serves as a reminder that many people make foolish and selfish choices in their personal lives that can hurt others.
No one is perfect. The real issue arises when these mistakes occur in their professional lives, as Susan Collins has done throughout her career.
Graham Platner may have made some poor choices, but if you listen to him for just five minutes, it’s clear he truly cares about advocating for working families and challenging the powerful elite.
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