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3. Disheartening to say the least

Reply to drray23 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 08:53 PM

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I found Platner intriguing during the primary but was prepared to get behind whoever won the nomination. Now that he’s been credibly accused of rape, all of his former allies should drop him like a hot potato and get behind another candidate.

Am I disappointed that somebody who espoused progressive values and seemed to have a reasonable shot at beating Collins is now a pariah? Sure.

But we all have to wake up and smell the oysters. This is a dead campaign. Hopefully there’s time to make some kind of recovery.

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