Seeing the beginning of his announcement, it did not seem like it was going to be a drop out one but him doubling down on running

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          That’s for sure, but I would not be happy if “better than the republicans” is the standard.

          Also, we really owe a debt of gratitude to the women that came forward, at great personal cost. It shouldn’t have come that far.

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            It shouldn’t have come this far. It should have been revealed as soon as he became a leading candidate. We don’t owe gratitude for putting things off until it would throw the fate of the whole country into chaos rather than just be “oh well, obviously he shouldn’t be chosen”. No one handled this well and now we’re all going to suffer for it.

            And just to make it clear, this is Platner’s fault first and foremost and his selfishness is leagues worse than anyone else, but fuck, people are dying because of votes Susan Collins made and everyone involved in this fiasco treated it with the seriousness of a small town drama.

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              We don’t owe gratitude for putting things off until it would throw the fate of the whole country into chaos rather than just be “oh well, obviously he shouldn’t be chosen”. No one handled this well and now we’re all going to suffer for it.

              We all ignored the warning signs. Everyone chose to disbelieve the first woman that came forward. Please stop pretending this was the first hint of inappropriate behavior on Platner’s part.

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                And the Nazi tattoo, and the sexting multiple women…

                But the Kyle Kulinski’s of the world swept so hard for this guy and now here we are.

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                  Drop Site has also lost a lot of respect from me. Ryan Grim and their social media manager victim blaming all over online is gross.