Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign is reporting a fundraising surge after recent reports that he had sex messaged women early in his marriage.
A memo released by the campaign says fundraising since Saturday was 17 percent higher than the previous four-day period, with small donations jumping by a higher rate.
Platner’s campaign also pointed to a Public Policy Polling survey taken after the latest revelation showing him leading Republican Senator Susan Collins by four points, 49-45%.
The memo was released Tuesday after Platner met with Democratic Senators on Capitol Hill, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The Bangor Daily News reports Platner left early from the Washington trip due to a growing media presence at his family home and restaurant in Maine.
Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.
There’s heavy interest in how Platner performs in Tuesday’s primary election after news of his sex texting women was outed. Governor Janet Mills has suspended her campaign, but her name will still be on the ballot.
