Last night,
Graham Platner was forced out of the Senate Race in Maine by Democrats who
backed him despite multiple disturbing comments and allegations. Only when it
was politically inconvenient did Democrats force him out — a playbook they are
recycling from 2024.
What people
are saying about Democrats who stayed by Platner's side until it was
politically inconvenient:
- Brad
Todd: “We heard he was physically abusive by a
corroborated story from a longtime girlfriend, Democrats in Washington and
in Maine just ignored it."
- John
Fetterman: “Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the
voters of Maine…More than anyone he pushed [Graham Platner] into the
election…”
- Brad
Todd: “Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the DSCC was a catalyst
for the Me Too movement...But when it came time to maybe put a Senate seat
in Maine at risk, she didn’t believe Lyndsey Fifield.”
- Kaylee
McGhee: “Essentially what [Democrats] have
communicated to voters in Maine is that they were just fine with the
Totenkopf tattoo…They were just fine with a host of other scandals…”
- Brad
Todd: “Graham Platner has been dangerous from the very
jump and Democrats encouraged him every step of the way.”
- Katie
Zacharia: “They should have gotten the message a lot
earlier, the Democrats are far behind, they should never have embraced
Platner."
Platner has
several egregious offenses that Democrats defended, including saying he would
rape someone to show “dominance,”
victims should “act like
adults” to avoid rape, and allegations of abusing his
ex-girlfriend.
It was only
when Democrats realized Platner would be a liability for their chances of
winning the Maine Senate seat did they retract their support, proving — as they
did in 2024 — that Democrats care about one thing only: power.
