{"id":2609683,"date":"2026-06-02T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-says-voters-arent-caught-up-on-platner-sexting-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:56:00","slug":"byron-york-says-voters-arent-caught-up-on-platner-sexting-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-says-voters-arent-caught-up-on-platner-sexting-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron York says voters aren&#8217;t caught up on Platner sexting scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbyron-york-says-voters-arent-caught-up-on-platner-sexting-scandal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said the sexting allegations involving Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine may not yet be fully affecting voters because public opinion is still catching up. Speaking on Fox News\u2019s *The ingraham Angle*, he noted that the full details of the accusations-such as how many women were involved and what was said-remain unclear, so the scandal\u2019s ultimate impact could become clearer as more data emerges.<\/p>\n<p>York also argued that the polls currently show Platner leading Susan Collins and that this lead has remained steady despite the controversy. He suggested the situation could still shift later, and pointed to a broader pattern of controversies around Platner, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-faces-massive-backlash-for-firing-gina-carano-as-cancel-disney-plus-trends-1-critics-bring-up-companys-history\/\" title=\"Disney Faces Massive Backlash For Firing Gina Carano As \u2018Cancel Disney Plus\u2019 Trends #1, Critics Bring Up Company\u2019s History\">offensive social media posts<\/a>, anti-gay slurs, racially charged remarks, and a previously apologized-for tattoo tied to Nazi symbolism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> weighed in on the sexting scandal surrounding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590378\/senate-democrats-platner-sexting-controversy\/\">Graham Platner<\/a>, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPublic opinion hasn\u2019t caught up \u2014 there\u2019s a lot of things we don\u2019t know about this,\u201d York said Tuesday on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591467\/fetterman-compares-platner-sexting-scandal-eric-swalwell\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman compares Platner\u2019s sexting scandal to Eric Swalwell<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590296\/iowa-democratic-primary-tests-anti-schumer-message-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iowa Senate primary becomes early test of anti-Schumer Democratic message<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590271\/graham-platner-trump-maine-texting-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner needs Trump playbook to hang on in Maine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York argued that the recent allegations involving Platner\u2019s sexting messages have yet to register with voters fully and that the scandal could still reshape the race for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re waiting for public opinion to catch up with events, because it\u2019s only been a few days,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also added that the full scope of the allegations remains unclear, asking, \u201cWas it six women? Was it 12? How many women were there? And also, what did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York\u2019s remarks come after allegations surfaced that Platner sent <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sexually explicit text messages<\/a> to multiple women other than his wife. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3553312&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=92b887d3f7245244ad87e7fda05b3f34\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2026\/maine\/collins-vs-platner\">Recent polls <\/a>by <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> show that Plater continues to lead the race for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins <\/a>(R-ME). \u201cYou look at the <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> average of polls. Platner is up by 8 points over Susan Collins,\u201d York said. \u201cHe\u2019s been that way for months; nothing has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York suggested the nature and severity of Platner\u2019s messages could prove decisive once fully understood by voters, raising the possibility that additional reporting could further affect the race as it develops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4589111\/graham-platner-tackles-sexting-scandal-deny-distract-attack\/\"><strong>WASHINGTON SECRETS \u2014 GRAHAM PLATNER TACKLES SEXTING SCANDAL WITH FAMILIAR STRATEGY: DENY, DISTRACT, ATTACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of the time, experienced campaign operatives like to drop big oppo after their opponent has gotten their party\u2019s nomination. So, I would not be surprised to see more of this coming out. Now remember after the whole Nazi tattoo thing, Platner was asked, \u2018Now there\u2019s not going to be any more skeletons in your closet, are there?\u2019 and he said, \u2018Oh no, don\u2019t worry, nothing else,\u2019\u201d York said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The text messages are just the latest in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590281\/the-view-graham-platner-senate-maine\/\">string of controversies <\/a>surrounding Platner. Critics have pointed to offensive social media posts in which Platner reportedly mocked a wounded U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Purple Heart and commented about the late Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. He has also faced scrutiny over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-rips-graham-platner-keep-it-in-your-pants\/\" title=\"The View rips Graham ...: \u2018Keep it in your pants\u2019\">past anti-gay slurs<\/a>, racially charged remarks, and a tattoo linked to Nazi symbolism that he apologized for after the imagery became public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York says voters haven\u2019t fully caught up on Platner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2609684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26076552010540-e1780424254777.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37928,80720,56833,80719,73750],"class_list":["post-2609683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york","tag-online-misconduct","tag-political-media","tag-scandal-coverage","tag-voter-attitudes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26076552010540-e1780424254777.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609687,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609683\/revisions\/2609687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}