who has never been a candidate for much of anything -- state legislative, state office, whatever.

The chances that bad sh*t will show up are high, as it did with Trump -- it's just that he won anyway.

What the hell was the Mills campaign doing? Did they have no capacity to do oppo research? You'd think Sanders would have enough of an infrastructure to not throw in with a guy with no real background.

Talk about a self-inflicted wound.

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"Somewhere in Middle America"

If you believe noted MAGA rag The Atlantic. Some excerpts:

Last September, the progressive strategist Morris Katz confessed to The New Yorker that the process by which he decided that Graham Platner was qualified to run for U.S. Senate required less time than drinking a cup of coffee. Actually, it seems to have been less a confession than a boast. “Within a few minutes of talking to him, I was, like, ‘This guy owes it to the country to run for Senate,’” Katz recalled.

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There is no longer much question as to whether Platner is suitable for public office, and even less question as to whether plucking him from political obscurity made any sense. A more pertinent question is: What could possibly drive a professional political strategist to support such a rapid promotion in mere minutes?

One plausible reason appears to be political ideology. Katz and his allies have sought out candidates who are willing to castigate the Democratic Party for selling out the working class—which necessitates, or at least militates toward, candidates who have no experience inside the party. And whereas this ideological orientation requires an intensity of commitment, it does not require a mastery of policy detail.

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In reality, Platner was the Democratic-candidate equivalent of the grinning empty suit who gets the job after a handshake because the boss likes the cut of his jib. He looked like the authentic working-class hero so many progressives wanted, so he had to be one. George Burns once quipped, “When you’re playing a role you’ve got to be honest. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” In politics, people call this “authenticity.” But maybe looking and sounding like a working-class dude who hates big corporations is not adequate qualification for high office—or even proof that you can be taken at your word.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/graham-platner-allegations-maine-senate/68...

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The 2007 ND-UCLA game was a once in a lifetime experience, I hope

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Yes, this environment is worse for her and Republicans, but the steady drumbeat of scandal around Platner has become too much, and this is the kill shot.

And it’s time to stop making excuses for him that you wouldn’t and shouldn’t make for Trump.

She's on the record and has the receipts dating back to before he was running for office.

an edit here?

Like I’m sure republicans are tickled that a guy with a tattoo with nazi connotations and a history of disturbing online comments got the dem nomination in a vulnerable state- but I am deeply uncomfortable with calling someone going public with SA allegations “swiftboating”….

There is a lot of disturbing info about this guy and has been for months. I find it baffling that he got this far but that’s not the point here. It’s concerning if TPG is place where we don’t take accusations of sexual wrongdoing seriously, especially those made with someone’s full name and with a significant amount of documentation over the past few years.

Not trying to be combative or insult your fav (and I agree with the vast majority of his positions, which shouldn’t matter but just fyi) but would be great to not dismiss women’s experiences because it’s politically inconvenient.

be at least a near-fatal blow.

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