WATCH: Dem senator says Platner's struggles speak to ‘regular people’ amid backlash over resurfaced posts

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is sticking by Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, claiming voters are resonating with his "regular people" struggles.

It comes as Democrats face pressure over whether to distance themselves from Platner over resurfaced Reddit posts belittling a U.S. soldier and making crude sexual remarks about masturbation. The controversy threatens Democrats' chances of flipping Maine’s Republican-held seat to try to regain control of the Senate.

"It seems...