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Top off-the-wall Reddit posts haunting Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid

Maine’s presumptive Democratic Senate nominee is facing considerable backlash over unearthed social media posts where he made controversial statements about race, sexuality, political violence and his own ideological beliefs.Graham Platner, a 41-year-old Marine Corps veteran, attributed his online behavior to depression and PTSD stemming from serving in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says he became accustomed to "crude humor" and "offensive language" while serving as an infantryman. "I’m sorry for this. Just know that it’s not reflective at all of who I am," Platner said of his previous c...