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Cirsium

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66. Not his stepping aside, no

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:49 PM

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Of course he had to step aside. I am afraid the whole Platner clusterfuck is adding fuel to the ongoing feud between different factions in the party. Also, a lot of people got taken for a ride, which suggests some problems with the party that need to be addressed. Sinema, Fetterman, Swalwell, Platner... enough already. I'm ready to call for going back to the "smoke filled rooms" of that means vetting the damned candidates. We can't afford this nonsense.

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Graham Plattner demonstrated why I had trepidation regarding his run for the Senate. [View all] yellow dahlia Wednesday OP

Someone with that many skeletons in the closet LisaL Wednesday #1

Too selfish. Too high on his own supply. yellow dahlia Wednesday #3

or run as a repuke Skittles Wednesday #5

Isn't that the truth? LisaL Wednesday #6

...or Supreme Court Justice. Iggo 4 hrs ago #69

It should've been over after the tattoo thing came up. FascismIsDeath Wednesday #2

Agreed. Senator is a serious job. He didn't match up to it. yellow dahlia Wednesday #4

His Reddit posts are anti fascist, I think the tattoo was just youthful military idiocy or tribalism blue_jay Yesterday #18

It was the first of many red flags that were on full display before the primary even happened. FascismIsDeath Yesterday #25

It was really obvious that he LisaL 18 hrs ago #31

If it was youthful military idiocy he could have covered it up many years ago. LisaL 18 hrs ago #32

He was either lying about moonscape 16 hrs ago #36

"His Reddit posts are anti fascist" TheProle 13 hrs ago #45

That's not the post I was referring to, clearly not about fascism blue_jay 5 hrs ago #68

he's saying if women drink it's their fault if they are raped Skittles 2 hrs ago #70

It SHOULD have been over when those rape apologist posts came up. niyad 9 hrs ago #54

If that happened first, I agree, the timeline isn't clear in my head because the red flags were so numerous. FascismIsDeath 9 hrs ago #56

He reminds me of someone, but I just can't put my finger on who. /s Raftergirl Wednesday #7

Exactly! yellow dahlia Wednesday #8

Was it the clearing brush on his ranch? Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #20

No. It's not the shrub. Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #33

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I said many times I got Fetterman vibes from him... appmanga Wednesday #10

Agreed! yellow dahlia Wednesday #11

Agreed Nixie Wednesday #12

... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #13

Have Copied :: Will Plagiarize ahnakneemoose Wednesday #15

👍❤️ littlemissmartypants Wednesday #16

so essentially Skittles Wednesday #14

Over and over again. yardwork 7 hrs ago #59

Give it a rest Cirsium Yesterday #17

Actually - I never told anyone other than Mr. Dahlia about my concerns. yellow dahlia Yesterday #19

OK Cirsium 16 hrs ago #34

Perhaps we won't continue to make the same mistake Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #21

Exactly! A teaching moment is evident here. yellow dahlia Yesterday #24

OK here's the LESSON Skittles 22 hrs ago #28

Voters Cirsium 16 hrs ago #37

Voters chose him after prominent influential progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came on board MichMan 14 hrs ago #40

Absolutely Cirsium 13 hrs ago #43

Sanders and Warren were fooled the same as everyone else apparently MichMan 13 hrs ago #44

Unusual case Cirsium 13 hrs ago #46

And should we even have to say this? Right? yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #48

no, we SHOULDN'T Skittles 7 hrs ago #61

I agree Cirsium 16 hrs ago #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 22 hrs ago #27

It's about learning the lesson, not gloating. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #29

Agreed for the most part Cirsium 16 hrs ago #38

How is it a catastrophe for the party? yardwork 7 hrs ago #60

Not his stepping aside, no Cirsium 6 hrs ago #66

I agree, and I'm glad it's coming out now. yardwork 5 hrs ago #67

I didn't read about him, discuss him NJCher Yesterday #22

That was what I said to Mr. Dahlia - you need to earn your chops. yellow dahlia Yesterday #23

Best comment of the thread! Sea Turtle 23 hrs ago #26

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #49

Yep I was leery of him, too. Blamed it on expecting a usual political process. Most allegorical oracle 19 hrs ago #30

Ted kennedy drove off a bridge and left his trapped passenger under water for 10 hours before reporting it questionseverything 14 hrs ago #39

I don't argue the point except to remind all that whatever happened on that bridge & water hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #41

You actually made my point, politicians don't need to be saints to do good work questionseverything 13 hrs ago #42

Thank you. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #58

You're assuming the official story about Chappaquiddick was accurate. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #50

Any version of the story ends with a dead woman last known to be with a senator questionseverything 10 hrs ago #53

Actually, Mary Jo was last seen at the party, not with Ted K. I have wonked out on this in my past. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #57

Have to say so did I mvd 11 hrs ago #47

There are some much better candidates on the current bench. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #51

Congratulations on your newfound sense of superiority. CrimsonBight 11 hrs ago #52

Seriously? Belatedly, what flavour pizza do you like? niyad 9 hrs ago #55

Yes, seriously. CrimsonBight 7 hrs ago #62

Who on DU claimed knowledge before the posts were made public? niyad 7 hrs ago #63

As with pizza, I don't partake in pedantry. CrimsonBight 6 hrs ago #64

Do keep trying, we could all use a moment. niyad 6 hrs ago #65

What purpose does continuing to defend him serve? Quiet Em 1 hr ago #72

What are you talking about? This Cha 2 hrs ago #71