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Tangent<\/h2>\n

Platner still had a 58% chance at winning the general election over Collins in Kalshi betting odds as of 3 p.m. EDT on primary day. His odds have decreased from a high of 73% in April, though have rebounded from earlier this month, when he briefly became an underdog against Collins. <\/p>\n

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What To Watch For<\/h2>\n

Democrats need to win four additional seats to take back control of the Senate. Collins\u2019 seat is one of three rated toss-ups by Cook Political Report, meaning it\u2019s crucial for Democrats to win the race to regain the majority.<\/p>\n

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Key Background<\/h2>\n

Platner, a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer, was relatively unknown in the political world before declaring his candidacy in August. Billing himself as the working class candidate who would fight billionaires \u201cand the politicians who sell us out\u201d in a breakout ad to launch his campaign, Platner quickly gained the support of progressives including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. In late May, reports surfaced that his wife flagged to his campaign that she previously caught him exchanging sexual messages with as many as a dozen other women, according to The New York Times<\/u>. Platner\u2019s wife corroborated the report, but defended her husband, and said their marriage is strong. Last week, The New York Times reported<\/u> several women who had been in relationships with Platner described him as volatile, toxic and unfaithful. The Times interviewed other ex-girlfriends who said they never witnessed that type of behavior from Platner and described him as a good partner. One of the women interviewed by the Times, Lyndsey Fifield, who has worked for conservative groups and Republican politicians, said he was physically rough with her at times when drinking. She also said Platner knew while they were dating that the tattoo on his chest\u2014which he has since covered up\u2014was a Nazi symbol, despite insisting he wasn\u2019t aware of its meaning until shortly after launching his campaign. Platner denied Fifield\u2019s allegations of being physical with her or knowing his tattoo resembled a Nazi skull and crossbones, but appeared to acknowledge some of the troubling behavior. He told MS Now<\/u>, \u201cin this piece, there\u2019s a lot about my struggling, not being a good boyfriend, certainly self-medicating with alcohol, and I\u2019ve been very up-front since the beginning of this campaign that that was a pretty dark period of my life after I came back from my combat service.\u201d He said there are \u201cthings that I absolutely will take responsibility for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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