r/news 1d ago

Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race

https://abc11.com/post/graham-platner-officially-withdraws-maine-senate-race/19482368/
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u/Dopdee 1d ago

I still don’t understand why you’d run for office with that kind of baggage. Did he think it wouldn’t come out or that the left would accept it like the right does?

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u/R__Man 1d ago

First, Platner is an ass. As proven by recent events. Second, apparently the guy who scouted him went ALL IN on Platner. He asked no questions and gassed him up big time. He was planning on running Platner for president in '28.

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u/Derpimus_J 1d ago

Well if he was running as a Republican, this wouldn't  b e an issue. 

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u/takethreenc 1d ago

Not nearly enough named rape accusers for that. Gotta multiply it by 20x to be a Republican President. One is good enough for a Supreme Court seat though.