{"id":2613749,"date":"2026-06-13T11:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-rolls-out-ad-campaign-targeting-platners-controversies\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:35:01","slug":"collins-rolls-out-ad-campaign-targeting-platners-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-rolls-out-ad-campaign-targeting-platners-controversies\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins rolls out ad campaign targeting Platner&#8217;s controversies"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fcollins-rolls-out-ad-campaign-targeting-platners-controversies%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=2613749&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 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\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins\u2019s<\/a> (R-ME) campaign and allied <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> groups launched a series of television ads this week targeting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> Senate nominee Graham Platner, signaling that his past comments and controversies will be a central focus of the general election campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ads, released shortly after Platner secured the Democratic nomination in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine\u2019s<\/a> Tuesday primary, highlight the mounting controversies Platner has faced throughout his primary campaign.<\/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\/4605570\/ohio-photo-id-mail-in-ballots-2027\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ohio adds photo ID requirement for mail-in ballots in 2027<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4602240\/democratic-establishment-mcduffie-dc-mayor-union-lewis-george\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic establishment backs McDuffie for DC mayor, while unions bolster Lewis George<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4602344\/washington-post-scrutiny-trump-tone-shift\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>From resistance to reset? Washington Post faces scrutiny over Trump tone shift: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One ad focuses on comments Platner allegedly made about rural Mainers and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"401\">law enforcement<\/a>. The spot features voters criticizing Platner for remarks they viewed as insulting to rural residents and dismissive of police officers, arguing that he lacks respect for both communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGraham Platner has no respect for law enforcement,\u201d the voter in the ad <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=zI42p9j9m9k&#038;ra=m\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=zI42p9j9m9k&#038;ra=m\">said<\/a>. \u201cGraham Platner said some law enforcement are absolutely terrible people. Graham Plattner, you got it absolutely wrong. It disgusts me. Grand Platinum would be a big embarrassment for me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second ad highlights past comments about sexual assault. The ad features remarks made in since-deleted social media posts attributed to Platner. The posts, which resurfaced in October, included comments suggesting women should \u201cnot get so fed up they wind up having sex with someone they don\u2019t mean to.\u201d Another post said that women should \u201cact like an adult for f\u2019s sake\u201d to avoid rape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho says something like that?\u201d A woman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=1N8jcwGxtD8&#038;ra=m\">said<\/a> in the ad, after reading the posts. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with this guy?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s an awful person,\u201d said another woman in the ad. \u201cGraham Platner is dangerous. I would never vote for Graham Platner.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ads were paid for by the Pine Tree Results Political Action Committee, a conservative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-pac\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1910\">super PAC <\/a>formed in 2025 to raise funds for Collins\u2019s reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third ad, paid for by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-republican-senatorial-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5921\">National Republican Senatorial Committee<\/a>, contrasts Collins\u2019 background and record with Platner\u2019s upbringing. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NRSC\/status\/2064497773379231796\">spot<\/a> highlights Collins\u2019s Maine roots and her efforts to secure federal funding for projects across the state while portraying Platner as disconnected from everyday Mainers. Throughout the campaign, Platner has portrayed himself as relatable to rural Mainers through his socialist rhetoric, military veteran past, and oyster farm. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4597477\/four-scandal-maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner\/\">FOUR SCANDALS MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER IS FACING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSusan Collins spent time as a kid picking potatoes in Maine,\u201d the ad\u2019s narrator said. \u201cGraham Plattner spent time as a kid at a $70,000 a year prep school in Connecticut. Susan Collins has brought more than $1.5 billion back to Maine for hospitals, schools, roads, and communities across the state. Graham Plattner runs a hobby oyster farm whose only customer is his mother\u2019s restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ad also revisits the controversy surrounding a tattoo on Platner\u2019s chest that resembles a Nazi SS \u201cTotenkopf,\u201d or \u201cdeath\u2019s head,\u201d symbol, which has followed Platner throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Susan Collins\u2019s (R-ME) campaign and allied Republican groups launched a series of television ads this week targeting Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, signaling that his past comments and controversies will be a central focus of the general election campaign. 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