Platner and PTSD not a good fit for DC | Letter

[](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/) _[Read all of our coverage](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/) of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the [Maine Political Report](https://www.pressherald.com/mprnewsletter/) in your inbox or [text messages](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/11/maine-political-news-sent-right-to-your-phone-sign-up-for-text-alerts-from-our-editor/) from politics editor Kirby Wilson._ Post-traumatic stress disorder is a very real condition, usually brought on by extreme trauma. Graham Platner has been diagnosed with PTSD. As I understand it, stress is a big trigger for episodes for people with PTSD. Those who serve Americans in Washington, D.C., are under constant pressure. What does Platner think is going to happen to him there? Platner has zero political experience, and a lot of ideas of how he is going to fix the government. If elected, he will accomplish nothing for the first several years. Platner seems to feel, as long as he says he’s sorry, that everything he has said and done should be forgiven. Platner made a vow to be faithful when he married, but acknowledges that he “sexted” several women after marriage. What moral man “sexts,” married or not? He got drunk and had the infamous tattoo done. I have read several times that, over the years, he acknowledged that he knew it was a Nazi symbol. I believe Platner’s core values have not changed and I do not believe he is the person Maine needs in Washington. **Louise Marcoux Bowker** _Waterville_ Copy the Story Link Tagged: [election 2026](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/), [featured letter](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/featured-letter/), [letter to the editor](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/letter-to-the-editor/), [senate 2026](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/senate-2026/)