2026-06-07T19:27:23.872Z / 路透社
摘要
民主党人对普拉特纳过往行为的报道感到不安
部分民主党人承认相关指控后呼吁聚焦政策议题
共和党批评普拉特纳令人反感且立场极端
纽约6月7日路透电 —— 就在缅因州初选仅剩数日之际，有关党参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳过往经历的报道，让部分同党民主党人对他感到不安。
周日，多名民主党议员对本党11月缅因州参议院席位竞选的潜在候选人表达了保留意见，尽管普拉特纳在周二初选前的民调中大幅领先。
订阅路透社美国政治新闻简报，每周获取美国政治及其全球影响的新闻与分析。点击此处注册。
在晨间电视访谈节目中，国会民主党议员不同程度地批评了普拉特纳。此前有报道称，他在已婚期间与女性发送露骨信息，且过往伴侣称其行为“具有毒性”，但目前无人呼吁他退出竞选。
纽约州众议员汤姆·苏奥齐表示，上周多家媒体的报道让外界更加关注长期存在的担忧。“我很久以来就对格雷厄姆·普拉特纳感到不安，不仅是针对他个人行为的指控，还包括他在各项议题上的立场和表态，”苏奥齐在CNN的《国情咨文》节目中说道。
弗吉尼亚州参议员马克·华纳表示，如果相关报道属实，那么普拉特纳的情况“令人不安”。但他补充称，共和党籍总统唐纳德·特朗普的选举胜利表明，政客可以在针对女性的不当行为指控中全身而退，他在ABC的《本周》节目中说道。
“我认为特朗普总统树立了一个新的标准，”他说，“但我们是否应该遵循这个低下的标准，我认为最终还是要交由选民来决定。”
普拉特纳的竞选团队未立即回应置评请求。他此前就发送信息一事道歉，同时称有关此事和其他过往行为的报道是出于政治动机。
本周曾在缅因州为普拉特纳助选的加州众议员罗·卡纳周日表示，民主党人应当承认普拉特纳的行为不可接受，随后将讨论转向关键的全国性议题。
“我们应该承认这种行为是厌女的，是错误的，然后带着赎罪之心继续前进，”卡纳在CBS的《面向全国》节目中说道。
如果普拉特纳在周二胜出，预计他将与长期任职的共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯展开对决，这将是全美关注度最高的政治较量之一。
在电视访谈中亮相的共和党议员批评了普拉特纳，后者定于周日晚间在缅因州举行市政厅活动。
宾夕法尼亚州共和党众议员布莱恩·菲茨帕特里克也亮相了CNN节目，他表示普拉特纳的过往“非常、非常令人不安”。“我们必须设定更高的标准，”菲茨帕特里克说道。
同样来自宾夕法尼亚州的共和党参议员戴夫·麦考密克称普拉特纳是民主党“极端”候选人之一。
“谁能想到，一个厌女者、被指控对女性实施暴力……还能得到本党主流人士的支持？”他在福克斯新闻的《周日简报》节目中说道。
路透社斯韦亚·赫伯斯特-贝利斯与蒂莫西·加德纳报道；塞尔吉奥·农编辑
As Platner targets Senate seat, fellow Democrats hold their noses ahead of Maine primary
2026-06-07T19:27:23.872Z / Reuters
Summary
Democrats express unease over reports about Platner’s past conduct
Some Democrats urge focus on policy after acknowledging allegations
Republicans criticize Platner as troubling and extreme
NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Reports about presumptive Senate nominee Graham Platner’s past have left some of his fellow Democrats feeling uneasy about him just days before the state’s primary.
Multiple Democratic lawmakers on Sunday expressed reservations about their party’s likely choice in November’s race to represent Maine in the Senate, even as Platner holds a wide lead in polls ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.
Get weekly news and analysis on U.S. politics and how it matters to the world with the Reuters Politics U.S. newsletter. Sign up here.
Appearing on morning TV talk shows, congressional Democrats criticized him to varying degrees, though none of them called for him to end his campaign amid reports he exchanged sexual messages with women while he was already married and that past romantic partners described his behavior as “toxic.”
For Representative Tom Suozzi of New York, the reports from several news outlets last week cast a brighter spotlight on long-simmering concerns. “I’ve been unsettled about Graham Platner for a long time about the issues and the positions he takes on issues, not just the allegations about his personal conduct,” Suozzi said on CNN’s “State of the Union” program.
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia said the reports about Platner are “disturbing” if they turn out to be true. But the election success of President Donald Trump, a Republican, shows that politicians can survive allegations of bad behavior toward women, Warner said on ABC’s “This Week” show.
“I think President Trump set a new standard,” he said. “Whether that low standard is what we ought to proceed with, I think it’s going to be again in the hands of the voters.”
Platner’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He previously has apologized for the text messages, while calling reports about them and other past behavior politically motivated.
Representative Ro Khanna of California, who campaigned for Platner in Maine this week, said on Sunday that Democrats should admit his behavior was unacceptable and then shift the discussion to critical national issues.
“We should focus on acknowledging it was misogynistic, acknowledging it was wrong, moving on with redemption,” Khanna told CBS’ “Face the Nation” program.
If Platner wins on Tuesday, he is expected to face longtime Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, in one of the country’s most closely watched political battles.
Republican lawmakers in TV appearances criticized Platner, who is scheduled to hold a town hall in Maine on Sunday evening.
Platner’s past is “very, very troubling,” said Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, who also appeared on the CNN program. “We have to set a higher bar,” Fitzpatrick said.
Republican Senator Dave McCormick, also of Pennsylvania, called Platner one of the Democrats’ “extreme” candidates.
“Who would have thought you could be a misogynist, have allegations of violence against women … and have the mainstream of your party endorsing you?” he said on Fox News’ “Sunday Briefing” show.
Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Timothy Gardner; Editing by Sergio Non
发表回复