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In reply to the discussion: Graham Platner should have simple responses when hounded about sexting accusations [View all]lapucelle
(21,182 posts)11. Platner characterized her as a "lifelong GOP operative" in his June 4 statement.
Lets be very clear: This is a lifelong GOP operative whos dedicated her career to electing Republicans, the Platner campaign said in a statement Thursday.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/05/ex-girlfriend-at-the-center-of-graham-platners-latest-scandal-says-she-was-set-up-he-says-shes-a-political-operative/
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Is the contention that Platner dated Lyndsey Fifield for two years and didn't know about her jobs or her work history?
Did Platner just recently figure out that she was a "lifelong"GOP operative"?
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Where Has Lyndsey Fifield Worked?
Fifield was the digital marketing director for Stand for America, an advocacy group founded by Haley that "promotes freedom at home and strength abroad."
Her longest stint, according to her LinkedIn, was at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that later authored Project 2025, a conservative playbook for the Trump administration. She served as a social media manager at the think tank for over six years, from September 2015 to April 2022.
Prior to that, she worked at another think tank, the American Action Forum, which identifies as a "center-right think tank" focused on domestic economy policy.
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Fifield also worked for Craft, focusing on political campaigns, and served as the communications director for Republican candidate Ray McKinney in Georgia.
Fifield was the digital marketing director for Stand for America, an advocacy group founded by Haley that "promotes freedom at home and strength abroad."
Her longest stint, according to her LinkedIn, was at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that later authored Project 2025, a conservative playbook for the Trump administration. She served as a social media manager at the think tank for over six years, from September 2015 to April 2022.
Prior to that, she worked at another think tank, the American Action Forum, which identifies as a "center-right think tank" focused on domestic economy policy.
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Fifield also worked for Craft, focusing on political campaigns, and served as the communications director for Republican candidate Ray McKinney in Georgia.
https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-lyndsey-fifield-platners-republican-ex-girlfriend-what-we-know-12038091
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Graham Platner should have simple responses when hounded about sexting accusations [View all]
Chasstev365
19 hrs ago
OP
"When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible." - George W. Bush
sop
18 hrs ago
#2
Also, Rep Henry Hyde, when outed during Monica Lewinsky said that he had his affair when he was a young man
ms liberty
16 hrs ago
#13
Or Newt himself. Left wife 1 for his mistress while the wife was in the hospital with cancer
ms liberty
12 hrs ago
#29
I wonder if Platner told Senate Democrats that he knowingly dated a Republican operative
lapucelle
18 hrs ago
#5
Platner characterized her as a "lifelong GOP operative" in his June 4 statement.
lapucelle
17 hrs ago
#11
Yes they are our friends, and you are wrong. Mills dropped out and isn't actively campaigning
paleotn
13 hrs ago
#25
Also apparently you can be a "hard working oyster farmer" who also gets $4800 a month from the VA for 100% disability
EX500rider
14 hrs ago
#21
Please provide a link to the specific article at Substack Judge Street Journal.
PufPuf23
13 hrs ago
#26
It was from another article that quoted it, I'll look for the link later, out kayaking right now
EX500rider
12 hrs ago
#27