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Conservatives rip Platner for 'disturbing' online trail as new Reddit post mocking teen suicide surfaces

Scandal-plagued Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing even more scrutiny over posts he made on the online blogging platform Reddit, after a report surfaced fresh posts attributed to his old username, including one appearing to mock a teenage girl’s suicide attempt.The New York Post reported Saturday that an account using Platner’s former Reddit handle, "P-Hustle," responded to a 2012 post about a young girl's failed suicide attempt. "A girl at my old high school tried jumping from a window because her cousin died the day before," the post’s caption read. "These students save...