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cliffside

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18. " She was quick to note that he "never hit me, he never punched me." from the NYT article ....
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:54 PM
9 hrs ago

Is there another woman who accused him of beating her?

Did you read the full article? It sounds as if they were both going through a tough time.


"Lyndsey Fifield said she dated Mr. Platner from roughly 2013 to 2015, when they were both in their late 20s in Washington.Credit...via @lyndseyfifield

She said she recognized that Mr. Platner was struggling with the aftermath of his military service and thought she could help him. Ms. Fifield, who was navigating family challenges at the time, recalls that period as emotionally rocky for her, too..."

And to answer your question, No it is Never ok to beat a woman, sober or drunk.

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Timing. Hit pieces one after another. Republicans are scared and know Collins is toast. AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #1
Republicans want him to win the nomination Polybius 11 hrs ago #14
Lyndsey Fifield, Repub Rat F****r! N/T OneBlueDotS-Carolina Yesterday #2
Oh well from a Conservative activist. Just gotta be true..... Bengus81 Yesterday #3
You saw that too. Next, we're going to be told Hakeem Jefferies is a gang member from a KKK member, right? AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #4
This seems a lot like the Leeann Tweeden thing with Al Franken. I really don't know what to think. Multichromatic 23 hrs ago #5
count on the grey lady to publish any smear they can mopinko 22 hrs ago #6
Are the other women, Democrats, also lying? SamuelAdams 20 hrs ago #7
Completely disengenuous. intheflow 19 hrs ago #8
The other two women (Democrats) never alleged physical abuse mainer 18 hrs ago #9
Agree. A Republican with the same profile would be vilified here. nt Blasphemer 16 hrs ago #12
Checkers Speech time? BaronChocula 18 hrs ago #10
I think they were both drunk ..... Mossfern 18 hrs ago #11
That is what she said in the article ... cliffside 12 hrs ago #13
Does that make it okay? iemanja 10 hrs ago #16
" She was quick to note that he "never hit me, he never punched me." from the NYT article .... cliffside 9 hrs ago #18
Twisting a woman's arm is abusive. iemanja 6 hrs ago #19
Is it too late for someone else to enter the race for the D nomination? iemanja 10 hrs ago #15
There are two other democrats on the ballot. LisaL 10 hrs ago #17
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