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共和党已将这些指控作为核心攻击点，而民主党仍在支持普拉特纳
作者：汉娜·布伦南 福克斯新闻
参议员苏珊·柯林斯多次拒绝就格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的性丑闻置评，仅表示她“无可奉告”，当时缅因州选民正前往投票。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯上周多次拒绝就民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的性丑闻表态，选择远离这场不断升级的丑闻，此时缅因州选民将于周二前往投票。
当被问及有关普拉特纳——这位民主党领跑者、她预计的对手——的指控时，柯林斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“我真的无可奉告。”
在民主党初选前夕，围绕普拉特纳的审查愈演愈烈，当记者进一步追问时，柯林斯重申了这一立场，多次拒绝置评。
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参议员苏珊·柯林斯与格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的合影。（格雷姆·斯隆/盖蒂图片社；索菲·帕克/盖蒂图片社）
“正如我之前对你说的，我对此无可奉告，”柯林斯说道。
柯林斯拒绝表态之际，共和党已越来越多地将普拉特纳的丑闻作为初选前的核心攻击点。支持柯林斯的外部组织投放广告并放大对这位缅因州民主党人的批评，尽管预计她将在11月的中期选举中与普拉特纳对决，但参议员本人基本避免公开表态。
柯林斯近期不愿表态的态度与她此前对普拉特纳的言论有所不同。上个月，在普拉特纳嘲讽一名受伤的美国士兵后，她在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时批评了这位民主党候选人。
“嘲讽一名倒下的美国士兵永远不合适，”柯林斯上个月告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“这太令人震惊了。”
PLATNER的支持者卡纳称这位参议院候选人的过往关系“有害”，但表示他值得“救赎”
2025年7月24日，缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯在华盛顿国会大厦离开议事厅。（J·斯科特·阿普怀特/美联社照片）
但她多次拒绝就普拉特纳婚内发生的最新性丑闻指控置评，这些指控在初选前的最后几天主导了竞选讨论。
这种沉默也凸显了两党对这一丑闻的不同回应。随着更多争议在普拉特纳的竞选活动中浮出水面，民主党领导层和盟友越来越多地支持他，甚至正式背书他。民主党人直接针对柯林斯的投票记录，并辩称尽管普拉特纳面临诸多指控，拿下这个席位仍是当务之急。
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2026年5月24日，参议员伯尼·桑德斯与民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在缅因州奥罗诺市缅因大学科林斯艺术中心举行的“打击寡头政治”巡回活动中同台。（乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社）
普拉特纳仍在继续竞选，顶尖议员如佛蒙特州独立党参议员伯尼·桑德斯和加利福尼亚州民主党众议员罗·卡纳都重申了对这位缅因州民主党人的支持。卡纳周五晚间在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，普拉特纳正在为自己的过去“承担责任”，“我们需要这种在美国的救赎”。
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随着周二投票站开放，缅因州选民面临着可能影响全美最受关注的参议院竞选之一的选择，普拉特纳试图摆脱争议，确保与柯林斯的对决。
汉娜·布伦南是政治团队的数字制作助理。她曾在《阿斯彭每日新闻》实习，报道当地政府会议、社区发展、文化活动和具有全国意义的政治事件。她的报道涵盖了阿斯彭安全论坛以及前众议院议长保罗·瑞安等知名人士的露面。她于2025年12月提前以优异成绩从科罗拉多大学博尔德分校毕业，并于2026年1月加入福克斯新闻数字频道。
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Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner’s sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls
June 9, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
Republicans have made the allegations a central line of attack while Democrats continue to back Platner
By Hannah Brennan Fox News
Sen. Susan Collins repeatedly declined to comment on Graham Platner’s sexting scandal, saying only she had “nothing to add” as Maine voters headed to the polls. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday.
“I really have nothing to add to it,” Collins told Fox News Digital when asked about the allegations surrounding Platner, the Democratic frontrunner and her presumed opponent.
Collins reiterated that position when pressed further, declining multiple opportunities to comment as scrutiny surrounding Platner intensified ahead of the Democratic primary.
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Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner are pictured together.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images; Sophie Park/Getty Images)
“As I said to you earlier, I do not have anything to add to this,” Collins said.
Collins’ refusal to engage comes as Republicans have increasingly made Platner’s controversies a central line of attack ahead of the primary. Outside organizations backing Collins have aired ads and amplified criticism of the Maine Democrat, while the senator herself has largely avoided publicly weighing in despite being expected to face him in November’s midterms.
Collins’ recent reluctance to comment differs from her earlier remarks about Platner. Last month, she criticized the Democratic candidate when speaking to Fox News Digital after he mocked a wounded U.S. soldier.
“It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier,” Collins said to Fox News Digital last month. “It’s just appalling.”
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington on July 24, 2025.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
But she has repeatedly declined to address the more recent sexting scandal allegations that occurred while Platner was married, which have dominated discussion of the race in the final days before the primary.
The silence also shows the difference in how Democrats have responded to the controversy. Party leaders and allies have increasingly backed, and even formally endorsed, Platner as more controversies continue to surface in his campaign. Democrats have directly targeted Collins over her voting record and argue that flipping the seat remains a top priority despite all the allegations surrounding Platner.
WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Platner has continued campaigning, with top lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who reiterated his support for the Maine Democrat to Fox News Digital in an interview Friday night, arguing that Platner is “taking accountability” for his past and that “we need that redemption in this country.”
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With polls open Tuesday, Maine voters face a choice that could shape one of the country’s most-watched Senate races, as Platner seeks to move past the controversy and secure a matchup against Collins.
Hannah Brennan is a Digital Production Assistant on the Politics team. She previously interned at the Aspen Daily News, where she covered local government meetings, community developments, cultural events and nationally significant political events. Her reporting included coverage of the Aspen Security Forum and appearances by prominent leaders such as former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. She graduated early with high distinction from the University of Colorado Boulder in December 2025 and joined Fox News Digital in January 2026.
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