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Graham Platner swears at reporter while working as an oysterman in Maine
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New York Post, Breitbart and The Hill report that Graham Platner swore at a reporter who found him working as an oysterman in Maine, a week before the midterm elections. Asked what he was doing, Platner said he was being an oyster farmer. The outlets say Platner left the Maine Senate race in July after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The Post reports that his replacement, state Sen. Troy Jackson, is neck-and-neck with Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the polls. Breitbart published a video of the exchange on Thursday, and The Hill describes Platner as “disgraced.”
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Graham Platner swore at a reporter who approached him while he was working as an oysterman in Maine, a week before the midterm election.
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- The Hill
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Platner said he was an oyster farmer when asked what he was doing.
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- New York Post
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Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race in July after sexual assault and misconduct allegations.
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- New York Post
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Platner's replacement, state Sen. Troy Jackson, is reported to be neck-and-neck with Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the polls.
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All three outlets report that Graham Platner swore at a New York Post reporter who found him oystering in Maine a week before the midterms. The right-side outlets foreground his anger and the misconduct allegations behind his exit from the race, while The Hill leads with the profanity and the reporter tracking him down.
the left
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The Hill's headline leads with the profanity and the reporter tracking Platner down, and its description calls him a disgraced former candidate.
Platner drops F-bomb after being tracked down by reporter in Maine
The HillCenterAll center headlines the right
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Headlines lead with the profanity and Platner's anger, and keep the accused rapist label or the disgraced label, with Breitbart's headline adding WATCH and the video framing.
Accused rapist Graham Platner is Sensational language“pissed”The informal emotional word adds drama beyond the reported facts of his demeanor.More neutral: irritatedDisagree with this highlight? as ever after Loaded verb“crashing out”The phrase adds a dramatic judgement about how Platner left the race rather than stating that he withdrew.More neutral: dropping out ofDisagree with this highlight? of Maine Senate race: ‘Who the f–k are you weirdos’
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Disgraced
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Disgracedornerysocialist political superstardompissed
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DisgracedMore neutral: Former
The label pre-judges Platner's standing in the outlet's own voice before any judgement by an official body.
Disgraced former Maine U.S.
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orneryMore neutral: irritable
The word characterizes his temperament in the outlet's own voice rather than describing what was observed.
SULLIVAN, Maine — Graham Platner is ornery as ever after being forced to go back to work as a Maine oysterman following his fall…
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socialist political superstardomMore neutral: political rise
The label attaches an ideological and dramatic description to Platner that pre-judges his political career.
…back to work as a Maine oysterman following his fall from the height of socialist political superstardom over rape and sexual misconduct allegations.
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pissedMore neutral: irritated
The informal emotional word adds drama beyond the reported facts of his demeanor.
Accused rapist Graham Platner is pissed as ever after crashing out of Maine Senate race: ‘Who the f–k are you weirdos’
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crashing outMore neutral: dropping out of
The phrase adds a dramatic judgement about how Platner left the race rather than stating that he withdrew.
Accused rapist Graham Platner is pissed as ever after crashing out of Maine Senate race: ‘Who the f–k are you weirdos’
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From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- the profanity in the exchange
- the reporter tracking Platner down
- Platner's disgraced status
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- The HillCenter
Platner drops F-bomb after being tracked down by reporter in Maine
Loaded modifier“Disgraced”The label pre-judges Platner's standing in the outlet's own voice before any judgement by an official body.More neutral: FormerDisagree with this highlight? Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner dropped the F-bomb in response to questions from a New York Post reporter who tracked him down in his remote oceanside community in Maine. …
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- profanity in the exchange
- Platner's anger and demeanor
- rape and sexual misconduct allegations
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- Breitbart NewsFar Right
WATCH -- Accused Rapist Graham Platner Angry as Ever After Dropping Out of Maine Senate Race: ‘Who the F—k Are You Weirdos’
Loaded modifier“Disgraced”The label pre-judges Platner's standing in the outlet's own voice before any judgement by an official body.More neutral: FormerDisagree with this highlight? former Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), whose political aspirations were ended over rape and sexual misconduct allegations, had an agitated exchange with a reporter while working again as an oysterman.
- New York PostRight
Accused rapist Graham Platner is Sensational language“pissed”The informal emotional word adds drama beyond the reported facts of his demeanor.More neutral: irritatedDisagree with this highlight? as ever after Loaded verb“crashing out”The phrase adds a dramatic judgement about how Platner left the race rather than stating that he withdrew.More neutral: dropping out ofDisagree with this highlight? of Maine Senate race: ‘Who the f–k are you weirdos’
Platner was ornery as ever, despite spending his days on the water in the stunning scenery of coastal Maine.
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10 hr 58 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 4:28 PM EDT
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New York Post, Oct 29, 5:30 AM EDT
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- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 29, 1:31 PM EDT
- The HillCenterOct 29, 4:28 PM EDT
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