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64. Yeah, I know But they've had qualms

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:47 PM

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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 was feeling bad for Platner but I'm over it. [View all] TomSlick Jul 8 OP

I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party Tim S Jul 8 #1

I'm confused. Sanders told him to withdraw because rapists aren't fit for public office EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #4

Wow! AFAIK, people in this country USED TO BE innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Tim S Jul 8 #10

Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #14

No, Trump *is* a Sexual Abuser. A court finding is a court finding. Tim S Sunday #73

The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #17

That is the same logic that got Emmet Till lynched -- an unproven allegation Tim S Sunday #72

"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Jul 8 #28

...in a court of law. Iggo Friday #70

What was the moral stand? sarisataka Jul 8 #7

Platner had no moral stand except he was a fraud who lied his way throughout, and then blamed lostincalifornia Jul 8 #27

Hint: SANDERS DID TAKE A MORAL STAND. The one who didn't take a moral stand was Platner. lostincalifornia Jul 8 #33

Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Jul 8 #2

That seems to be the issue this person has with Sanders Boo1 Jul 8 #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 Jul 8 #3

"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Jul 8 #5

Of course he did. TomSlick Jul 8 #6

Thanks. sheshe2 Jul 8 #9

At the end of his rambling statement, he finally said he was withdrawing. TomSlick Jul 8 #11

Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Jul 8 #13

Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Jul 8 #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 Jul 8 #8

LOL! sheshe2 Jul 8 #16

I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha Thursday #42

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Jul 8 #19

I know u are busy with the little one. sheshe2 Jul 8 #23

Thank You! I will remember Cha Jul 8 #25

He is incredible! sheshe2 Jul 8 #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 Jul 8 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Jul 8 #19

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Jul 8 #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 Jul 8 #12

I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Jul 8 #15

Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle Thursday #55

... littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #24

+++ lostincalifornia Jul 8 #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 Jul 8 #31

Just compare him to Swalwell's exit. Platner just demonstrated his true personality with lostincalifornia Jul 8 #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 Friday #62

Months to think about this? Really? sop Friday #63

Yeah, I know But they've had qualms Cha Friday #64

"And add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women..." sop Friday #65

The following.. Cha Friday #67

All these incidents occurred in May, June, and July of this year? sop Friday #68

I don't feel bad for him. Aristus Friday #66

Don't get Nazi tattoos. If you got a Nazi tattoo in your misspent youth, have it removed or inked over. TomSlick Friday #69

Always believe people when they show you who they are nini Friday #71