This means he can be replaced with another Democrat

Per the NYT

Graham Platner can be replaced as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine if he withdraws from the race by next Monday, and state law would then give the state Democratic Party until July 27 to name a replacement.

  • TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.socialBanned from community
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    4 months ago

    Basically your saying the higher ups will block any young hopefull that has ideas, and make sure another old white dude with money is the choice, right?

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      4 months ago

      Bingo. Platner got Gary Hart’d. Spoiler alert: there will be no rape charges, and two women will get a lucrative book deal.

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          4 months ago

          So is being overly credulous when a staunch critic of Israel gets relentlessly smeared this close to an election, especially when he’s a democratic socialist.

          But sure, I’m sure the real issue here is misogyny… 🙄

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            Yeah, Israel knew so far in advance that he was going to run that they had this woman raped and talk to her friends and therapist in person and via text JUST IN CASE Platner got far enough in an election cycle to worry them years down the road.

            Certainly more believable than a man with a drinking problem and violent tendencies forcing himself on a woman he had a casual relationship with /s

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              4 months ago

              Folk also are too dumb to realize:

              IF this was some evil campaign to make the Democrats lose… they would have just waited a week until platner couldn’t be replaced. Why run against anyone but the violent nazi mercenary who rapes people and who knows what else at this point?

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                4 months ago

                Because the AIPAC-supported establishment Dems felt every bit as threatened by Platner as they would by Susan Collins, and would relish the opportunity to replace him while there’s still time…

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                  4 months ago

                  And THEY chose to wait until the last minute to all but guarantee a loss? Rather than do this any time in the past since there had been plenty of facebook groups and the like that talked about platner being really dangerous and to never date him?