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Cha

(321,796 posts)
64. Yeah, I know But they've had qualms
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:47 PM
11 hrs ago

before, after the NYT article came out, they asked him if there was anything else?

Of course, he said "No". .. and add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women, and it's not a good record.

Sanders asked him to "step aside" and so did Pod save America podcasters Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor, took to X on Monday and called on Platner to exit the race, while voicing their support for the alleged victim, Jenny Racicot, after she accused the candidate of sexual assault in a new Politico report.

"Platner needs to drop out ASAP — these are awful, credible allegations," Favreau wrote. "Said on the pod after the (also credible) June NYT story that his biggest problem going forward would be credibility. It's now abundantly clear that he just hasn't been honest about his past and can't be trusted as a candidate for office. Saving grace is that the party can find a replacement by the 27th as long as he drops by the 13th, which I very much assume he will."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pod-save-america-calls-graham-230014176.html

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I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party Tim S Wednesday #1
I'm confused. Sanders told him to withdraw because rapists aren't fit for public office EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #4
Wow! AFAIK, people in this country USED TO BE innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Tim S Wednesday #10
Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Wednesday #14
The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #17
"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Wednesday #28
...in a court of law. Iggo 7 hrs ago #70
What was the moral stand? sarisataka Wednesday #7
Platner had no moral stand except he was a fraud who lied his way throughout, and then blamed lostincalifornia Wednesday #27
Hint: SANDERS DID TAKE A MORAL STAND. The one who didn't take a moral stand was Platner. lostincalifornia Wednesday #33
Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Wednesday #2
That seems to be the issue this person has with Sanders Boo1 Wednesday #30
TY, Perhaps Sanders knows something Cha Thursday #41
TY and so are a lot of Dems! Cha Thursday #40
I feel bad for us. dem4decades Wednesday #3
"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Wednesday #5
Of course he did. TomSlick Wednesday #6
Thanks. sheshe2 Wednesday #9
At the end of his rambling statement, he finally said he was withdrawing. TomSlick Wednesday #11
Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Wednesday #13
Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Wednesday #18
OT, but happy 83,000 post milestone, SheltieLover! Wednesdays Thursday #57
Ty. I hadn't noticed. Lol SheltieLover Thursday #58
Someone else has recently been using the term communist a lot sarisataka Wednesday #8
LOL! sheshe2 Wednesday #16
I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha Thursday #42
Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19
I know u are busy with the little one. sheshe2 Wednesday #23
Thank You! I will remember Cha Wednesday #25
He is incredible! sheshe2 Wednesday #26
lol... I tried to .. I was ready but Cha Thursday #36
Oh no! sheshe2 Thursday #38
Lol! Yes Toshi is an excellent Cha Thursday #44
Wow! sheshe2 Thursday #45
Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Wednesday #19
Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #20
What with totenkopfs and apparatchiks, is he from the first half of the 20th century? betsuni Thursday #37
Looks like it and he is welcome to return there. sheshe2 Thursday #39
Now Republicans can go back to asking themselves why they keep supporting Epstein's best buddy Trump RoeVWade Wednesday #12
I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Wednesday #15
Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle Thursday #55
... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #24
+++ lostincalifornia Wednesday #29
Mahalo, pants☮️💙 Cha Thursday #35
Mahalo, Cha. 👍🤓 littlemissmartypants Thursday #47
I imagine, they're good at Cha Thursday #59
This was a horrible speech LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31
Just compare him to Swalwell's exit. Platner just demonstrated his true personality with lostincalifornia Wednesday #32
His drop out speech... sheshe2 Thursday #43
Me too. Voted 1st for Janet Mills, second for GP OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #34
The man is absolutely insufferable. lapucelle Thursday #46
talk about a sore loser eShirl Thursday #48
Post removed Post removed Thursday #49
bye eShirl Thursday #50
Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #51
I feel bad that he is a mess. I feel bad for his wife. I feel bad GPV Thursday #52
Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #53
I feel bad for the dem voters in Maine. Platner? flvegan Thursday #54
I strongly supported the message, not the messenger; apparently, too many Democrats hated both. sop Thursday #56
No we didn't "hate both"... This is on Graham Planter... Cha Thursday #60
There's been a rush to judgement without any real evidence. sop Thursday #61
No, no rush... just ask Sanders, Warren , Cha Yesterday #62
Months to think about this? Really? sop 17 hrs ago #63
Yeah, I know But they've had qualms Cha 11 hrs ago #64
"And add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women..." sop 11 hrs ago #65
The following.. Cha 10 hrs ago #67
All these incidents occurred in May, June, and July of this year? sop 9 hrs ago #68
I don't feel bad for him. Aristus 11 hrs ago #66
Don't get Nazi tattoos. If you got a Nazi tattoo in your misspent youth, have it removed or inked over. TomSlick 7 hrs ago #69
Always believe people when they show you who they are nini 6 hrs ago #71
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