Not sure Platner is stepping down...looks like he is hiring.

[sheshe2]

Urgently Hiring!
The job listing was posted today. I checked out the site and it is legit.

WTF!?!

He's not stepping down. 9 hours ago, his campaign posted this job opening: www.daybook.com/job/research...

— Lily is anti-ICE, anti-fascist, anti-MAGA, anti-DSA (@lily77.bsky.social) 2026-07-07T21:04:49.542Z

Job Description


Research Director

Location: Maine

Salary: $7,000–$11,000/month, based on experience

Start Date: Immediate

Graham Platner for U.S. Senate is looking for an experienced Research Director to lead our research efforts.



As Research Director, you will develop and execute a comprehensive research and vetting strategy to ensure the campaign has the strategic intelligence needed to take on billionaire-backed politicians. The ideal candidate will have experience conducting opposition and self-research for a federal campaign, be highly organized, and bring a sharp, analytical, and rapid-response approach to political strategy.

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This campaign is about standing up to the wealthy elite and fighting for everyday Mainers. If you’re ready to be part of a movement that challenges the status quo by uncovering the truth and holding power accountable, we’d love to hear from you!

TO APPLY:

Please submit your resume and a brief writing or research sample to [e-mail] with the subject line: “Research Director Application – [Your Name]”



Let’s make history together.

Graham for Maine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

https://www.daybook.com/job/research-director-urgently-hiring-kwukMifZhzcDmWiAg

Lucrative job at 7-11K a MONTH!

[LisaL]

1. Not sure where he is going to get the money to pay these

salaries?

[hlthe2b]

2. Hmm. or maybe an "oops?" (maybe the ad was in process fairly early on & not pulled?)

[RandySF]

3. I wonder when the order was placed.

[sheshe2]

4. I don't know.

However, I don't think he going to go quietly into the night.

[LisaL]

7. Oh great.

Yes, he could stay on. He got the nomination. He won't have any prominent democrats supporting him.

[Cheezoholic]

5. 3rd party BS in 3...2...1... n/t

[Raftergirl]

6. lol on the vetting bit.

[oasis]

17. lol. If the vetting begins at the top, you're out

before you start.

[Manatee]

8. Didn't a

second accuser just come out on CNN today?

[sheshe2]

9. Yes.

[LisaL]

10. As far as I can tell she is the first accuser.

NT

[EdmondDantes_]

11. The stealthing accusation comes from the woman who said he was physically abusive

[LisaL]

13. Yes, I know. The first accuser.

She is providing more details.

[AloeVera]

16. You mean the Lady for Kavanaugh?

The co-founder of "Ladies for Kavanaugh"? The right-wing group formed to defend Beer Boy and discredit Blaisey-Ford who she thought was a politically motivated liar? Ummm...

Oh the irony and hypocrisy of Lyndsey Fifield, Platner's first accuser, is rich and vast...

Or consider that she also works for a right-wing organization called Independent Women's Forum, whose chair boasted of creating the talking points for Susan Collins' yes vote on Kavanugh.

We wrote a memo. It was used by a lot of members of the Senate and the House and Fox News and elsewhere," the speaker said in the clip. "But most important is Susan Collins told me that without that memo, she could not have seen how to support him, and if you look at her speech that she gave on the Senate floor, it is entirely the playing out and architecture of how we structured the argument."

She works for an organization that played a major role in the Kavanaugh confirmation. Think about that.

Just one little gem from her blog at the IWF - she thinks that the increase in violence against women is due to the "cult of gender ideology".

https://www.rawstory.com/graham-platner-kavanaugh/

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/5/800050593/community/layers-and-layers-of-irony-platners-accuser-co-founded-ladies-for-kavanaugh/

Nope. Not falling for it.

[stopdiggin]

15. Thing is, his (persistent) alcohol problem

together with self reported 'judgement/behavior ' issues - make these reports of this type of behavior - just not all surprising, or difficult to imagine. There appears to be a pattern ... On a number of levels And it unfortunately lends itself ...

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[msongs]

12. 7K to 11K? sheesh no wonder I think twice before giving anybody money nt

[sheshe2]

14. His wife was getting an $1800. biweekly salary.

He couldn't be paid because of his VA PTSD payments...so she was.