根據《華爾街日報》（WSJ）以及《紐約時報》（The New York Times）的報導，普拉特納的妻子曾向他的參議院競選團隊揭露這些性暗示簡訊，這些簡訊在他參議院選情加溫時已引起競選團隊的擔憂。獨立報（The Independent）引述報導指出，這位妻子表示她和丈夫已克服這一難關，婚姻「比以往任何時候都更加堅固」。
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