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tishaLA

(14,854 posts)
45. Sen Warren has now withdrawn her support
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 08:51 PM
14 hrs ago

A flood of Democratic senators joined Schumer and Gillibrand in condemning Platner. Some of his biggest backers — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) — called on him to exit the race, as did Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Another staunch supporter and potential 2028 presidential hopeful, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, withdrew his endorsement. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who had expressed support for Platner last month, said Monday he “cannot support his candidacy.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/democrats-abandon-graham-platner-endorsements-support-00988421

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Endorsements are being withdrawn [View all] sheshe2 16 hrs ago OP
Bernie? senseandsensibility 16 hrs ago #1
Not Bernie so far. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #3
Agreed. I was aghast when they endorsed him. We need progressives, GPV 15 hrs ago #33
Sen Warren has now withdrawn her support tishaLA 14 hrs ago #45
maybe he'll write an essay about it Skittles 13 hrs ago #54
And pod guy Jon Favreau (who was instrumental in pushing Platner into prominence) lapucelle 15 hrs ago #2
Wow. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #4
Favreau was such an smug ass to Allison Gill over Platner in late May. She took him to school. lapucelle 15 hrs ago #10
Wow, he is an ass. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #15
mansplaining Skittles 13 hrs ago #47
I guess now Favreau has "some special insight". 😆😅😅😂🤣😅😆 ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #16
Hopefully his attitude towards women has evolved. lapucelle 15 hrs ago #20
Drunken assholes MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #51
Favreau should be publicly shunned mcar 15 hrs ago #19
Old enough to remember Favreau's disgusting sexism on display re. HRC... PunkinPi 14 hrs ago #40
Dear Goddess, I missed that one. niyad 14 hrs ago #41
This was so predictable. WinningAgain 15 hrs ago #5
NO SHIT Skittles 13 hrs ago #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Pinback 15 hrs ago #6
Sorry, all of that information was out there. People here kept pointing niyad 15 hrs ago #13
Thank you, niyad. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #18
You are most welcome. We did try. niyad 15 hrs ago #25
I kept out of it JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #28
I posted a few post regarding him Lifeafter70 14 hrs ago #39
In so very many ways. niyad 14 hrs ago #42
yup Skittles 13 hrs ago #50
I didn't even bother because I knew how what I would have said would have not be well received. Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #53
I stopped posting couldn't handle the response I got Lifeafter70 13 hrs ago #55
CORRECT Skittles 13 hrs ago #49
If collins wins... 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #17
Not just on Platner. On all the people who willfully ignored all the red flags mcar 15 hrs ago #22
The rape apologist posts were on his account for years, only taken niyad 15 hrs ago #7
But see, that was before he started running. LisaL 15 hrs ago #8
Yes, and only Maine voters could speak about him. No one else mcar 15 hrs ago #23
Well, our views should at least count more than those GPV 15 hrs ago #30
Agree. But that doesn't mean others can't offer opinions mcar 15 hrs ago #32
I don't think anyone has to stfu about elections GPV 14 hrs ago #34
it did count more because you could actually vote. LisaL 14 hrs ago #35
But most Platner fans didn't want to hear it. And now here we are. GPV 14 hrs ago #36
Yep, they definitely did not want to hear it. LisaL 14 hrs ago #38
You are correct. 😧 sheshe2 15 hrs ago #11
We were told those post were years ago Lifeafter70 14 hrs ago #43
Our concerns about Patner which we expressed earlier brer cat 15 hrs ago #9
You are 100% correct, brer. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #12
Good thing they aren't members of DU! They'd get a right talking-to! ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #14
He is on bsky. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #26
WTF were these Dems supporting him? mcar 15 hrs ago #21
Very telling, is it not? niyad 15 hrs ago #27
Sprinting towards the exit... lapucelle 15 hrs ago #24
My Rep has withdrawn hers as well. GPV 15 hrs ago #29
Dr. McCoy: GJGCA 15 hrs ago #31
Ritchie Torres for the win... lapucelle 14 hrs ago #37
Ha! sheshe2 14 hrs ago #44
The Platner fanbois shouted down any dissent. WinningAgain 13 hrs ago #46
NOW they get it Skittles 13 hrs ago #52
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