{"id":2626256,"date":"2026-07-07T18:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-at-what-all-the-dems-suddenly-turning-on-platner-said-after-his-numerous-other-credible-disqualifying-scandals\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:26:59","slug":"look-at-what-all-the-dems-suddenly-turning-on-platner-said-after-his-numerous-other-credible-disqualifying-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-at-what-all-the-dems-suddenly-turning-on-platner-said-after-his-numerous-other-credible-disqualifying-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at What All the Dems Suddenly Turning on Platner Said After His Numerous Other Credible Disqualifying Scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flook-at-what-all-the-dems-suddenly-turning-on-platner-said-after-his-numerous-other-credible-disqualifying-scandals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the scandal surrounding Graham Platner&#8217;s candidacy for the U.S. Senate,highlighting credible allegations of sexual assault and misconduct that have emerged against him.Despite these serious accusations-including allegations by a woman who accused him of sexual violence while intoxicated-some Democratic figures initially supported or defended him, citing reasons such as redemption and focusing on his potential to unseat Republican Susan Collins. Prominent Democrats like Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna publicly called for him to resign, condemning the allegations as credible and serious. Many party leaders and media commentators have condemned the candidate\u2019s continued participation in the race,especially given the federal deadline for withdrawal is July 13. The case exemplifies ongoing issues of vetting,moral standards,and political loyalty,with many questioning why notable red flags,such as a Nazi tattoo and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past social media posts<\/a>,were overlooked or tolerated. Ultimately, the narrative exposes internal contradictions within the Democratic Party and commentary on how political expediency frequently enough influences responses to allegations of misconduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_6)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_7)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_8)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>We are now officially on the clock for the Graham Platner campaign death watch, the moment where it has become not if, but when.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, the numerous Democrats who had inexplicably defended a man whose scandal list \u2014 compiled in less than a year of public life, it must be noted \u2014 could have ended 26 other political careers were, alas, forced to distance themselves from him, finally, after yet another credible allegation of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the difference was that it was by a Democrat, and one who said she decided to come forward with rape allegations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> after she saw how another former girlfriend of Platner\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-nyt-drops-graham-platner-domestic-violence-bombshell-report-scared-left-marks-wrenched-arms-according-ex-girlfriend\/\">Lyndsey Fifield<\/a>, who came forward to The New York Times, was discredited simply because of her political affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the allegations are by now well known: Platner, allegedly quite drunk (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remember-dem-sen-candidate-nazi-skull-tattoo-trotted-new-defense-worst-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when is he <em>not<\/em><\/a>  during these disqualifying episodes, really?), entered the house of a woman with whom he \u201chad an on-and-off relationship\u201d without permission and then proceeded to know her biblically without permission.<\/p>\n<p>Going through every exact detail of any Graham Platner episode feels superfluous \u2014 but suffice it to say this one sounded so wretched, violent, and believable that it occasioned one of these sorts of videos, which are always a sign that the end <em>really<\/em> is nigh and it\u2019s not just another navigable crisis:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9itIt4Mw25\">pic.twitter.com\/9itIt4Mw25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2074214272628916296?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Platner, of course, insists he\u2019s not quitting but \u201ctaking the time to reflect on the best path forward,\u201d which is basically the political version of someone with Stage 4 brain cancer turning to juicing, acupuncture, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/treatment\/complementary-alternative-therapies\/individual-therapies\/laetrile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laetrile<\/a> for care: They know what\u2019s going to happen, but what\u2019s the harm in exploring useless alternatives if you\u2019ve already been given a death sentence?<\/p>\n<p>Platner aides are privately talking to the media about the terms under which Platner would consent to step down. If nothing else, this is proof that Platner can, in fact, discern consent in other contexts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Platner aide lists terms for dropping out: \u201cIf he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShaneGoldmacher?\">@ShaneGoldmacher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2Jyofd0xi\">https:\/\/t.co\/x2Jyofd0xi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/peterbakernyt\/status\/2074284013955453051?\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And therein lies the problem: We merely adumbrate the details of a rape allegation so vile that it should and would end any other candidacy under any other set of circumstances because we\u2019re now well over a few dozen incidents that should have ended the insurgent far-left hobbyist oysterman\u2019s candidacy shortly after it began last August. Yet, at no point were the Democrats willing to avail themselves of any one of those quite numerous off-ramps before Maine\u2019s June 9 primary. He has the nomination officially sewn up.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the field was effectively cleared for him when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-dem-senate-hopeful-nazi-tattoo-exposes-lefts-years-fascist-attacks-performance-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic Gov. Janet Mills dropped out<\/a> of the race for the Senate seat in April \u2014 and the urgency of the Democratic Party in this situation is because, if it wants to replace Platner on the ballot in November in what should be the easiest Senate race for the left to flip in a midterm where they\u2019re out of power, they need to do it by July 13.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Platner denies allegations, then says \u201cWe\u2019re taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clock is ticking on Maine\u2019s July 13 deadline for a candidate to withdraw. Seems like that outcome is what this is trending toward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InRAkYfDI8\">https:\/\/t.co\/InRAkYfDI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/2074239241094091165?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, knowing all that, it\u2019s probably time to take a look back at what Platner\u2019s strongest backers said about him during a race where, at almost every juncture, there was every reason to demand he quit \u2014 from a Nazi tattoo to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-key-senate-dem-vote-to-oppose-biden-nominee-neera-tanden-for-overly-partisan-statements\/\" title=\"...chin, Key ... Dem Vote, To Oppose Biden Nominee Neera Tanden For \u2018Overly Partisan Statements\u2019\">social media history<\/a> that would make a 16-year-old edgelord troll blush to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/platners-ex-girlfriend-accuses-nyt-sanitizing-abuse-claims-interview-really-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other credible allegations of abuse<\/a> that were dismissed or diminished because, you know, believe all women*. [*Except Republicans.]\n<p>Let\u2019s start with arguably his most powerful backer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of the nearby state of Massachusetts: \u201cThere can be no tolerance for sexual assault,\u201d Warren said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/07\/06\/us\/platner-campaign-accusation?smid=url-#a261729d-ff32-5e88-b2bc-38f8f9909c66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. \u201cWith so much at stake, the best path forward is for Graham Platner to step aside as the Democratic nominee and address these serious allegations outside this Senate race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here she is in April, calling Platner \u201cmy kind of man.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ELIZABETH WARREN: Graham Platner is \u201cmy kind of man.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6HsW1vdYN\">pic.twitter.com\/d6HsW1vdYN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2074251303832670394?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was after Platner\u2019s Nazi tattoo and misogynistic, rapey social media past was exposed, but before the Times reported on credible allegations of abuse or other reports emerged about his serial cheating \u2014 although one would assume that the Democratic vetting machine probably heard at least whispers that a reckoning like this was coming.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want more proof, let\u2019s look at another top Platner surrogate, Rep. Ro Khanna of California. Here he is Monday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line. These allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2074242263710917062?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s Ro Khanna after the Times report of abuse on June 4, saying that \u201cI believe in redemption,\u201d and in the next sentence basically saying that redemption equals being able to beat GOP Sen. Susan Collins and replace her with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-blasts-partys-orgy-socialism-primary-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an anti-Israel progressive<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I unequivocally condemn misogyny and toxicity against women.<\/p>\n<p>I believe in redemption.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine?\">@grahamformaine<\/a> opposes the war in Iran that Collins supported.<\/p>\n<p>Platner supports taxing the billionaires who Collins gave breaks to.<\/p>\n<p>Platner believes in Medicare for All, while Collins\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlnkKVvawP\">pic.twitter.com\/YlnkKVvawP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2063644253746540758?\">June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A profile in courage, right there.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pour one out for Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona \u2014 a man who has now had to disown not one but <em>two<\/em> alleged sexual abusers he\u2019s wholeheartedly endorsed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-devastating-puerto-rico-revelations-2-dem-lawmakers-surface-swalwell-sex-cancer-spreads-across-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including his former IRL BFF<\/a>, former California Rep. Eric Swalwell:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He was the same guy a month ago, Ruben. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OskATd4Tdf\">https:\/\/t.co\/OskATd4Tdf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bqtZXK0CoP\">pic.twitter.com\/bqtZXK0CoP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bonchieredstate\/status\/2074259740620677397?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former vice-presidential also-rans? Hey, let\u2019s check that box, too!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REMINDER: It wasn\u2019t a deal breaker for Tim Walz to endorse literal Nazi Graham Platner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1bLsIZjri\">https:\/\/t.co\/d1bLsIZjri<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LNOXnW6DQi\">pic.twitter.com\/LNOXnW6DQi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2074316288160133300?\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just elected Democrats who had access to a vetting apparatus and opposition research documents. The left-wing punditocracy, which effectively dismissed other allegations, including the June abuse claims by Fifield, suddenly now thinks it\u2019s high time for Platner to go, if for no other reason than no amount of moral circumambulation can get them out of this anvil on the head.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, now helming \u201cPod Save America,\u201d saying that \u201cPlatner needs to drop out ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Platner needs to drop out ASAP \u2013 these are awful, credible allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Said on the pod after the (also credible) June NYT story that his biggest problem going forward would be credibility. It\u2019s now abundantly clear that he just hasn\u2019t been honest about his past and can\u2019t be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZP1o1ITmRh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZP1o1ITmRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonfavs\/status\/2074245333647790141?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And here he is in April, saying that \u201cGraham Platner isn\u2019t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he\u2019s a good, decent man who\u2019s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better. I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jill-biden-snaps-on-the-view-says-we-will-lose-all-our-rights-in-deranged-rant\/\" title=\"Video: Jill Biden Expresses Concern on &#039;The View,&#039; Warns of Potential Rights Loss\">real life version<\/a> of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Graham Platner isn\u2019t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he\u2019s a good, decent man who\u2019s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better.<\/p>\n<p>I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0gLFwNzC4\">https:\/\/t.co\/q0gLFwNzC4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonfavs\/status\/2049873335841108112?\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the algorithm got extremely drunk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rape-show-dominant-graham-platners-campaign-wont-dispute-shocking-quote-nyt-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke into<\/a> Jon Favreau\u2019s home, and changed his opinion without his consent. <em>Allegedly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To add to the pile, let\u2019s look at popular podcaster Krystal Ball, who now says, \u201cI agree that Platner should drop out. The allegations are horrible and I see no reason why his accuser would lie.\u201d Apparently, after the first round, she seemed to be unaware that allegations existed <em>at all<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CsYAUIFZoB\">https:\/\/t.co\/CsYAUIFZoB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5F7eYfsXBc\">pic.twitter.com\/5F7eYfsXBc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redsteeze\/status\/2074268858832330850?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So she sees no reason a <em>Democrat<\/em> woman would lie, just a Republican. Gotcha. To be fair, this is slightly better than what Ball\u2019s husband and co-host, Kyle Kulinski of \u201cSecular Talk\u201d fame, said about Platner when these allegations were in the process of percolating.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Platner could\u2019ve sexted my mom and I\u2019d still vote for him<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social) (@KyleKulinski) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyleKulinski\/status\/2060827983292551456?\">May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To be fair <em>again<\/em>, Kulinski hadn\u2019t disowned Platner on X as of early Tuesday morning, so he may actually still be sticking to that exceptionally low standard for Democrat electability.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re just talking the people who were loudly in Platner\u2019s corner but dropped him like Eric Swalwell the moment the Politico report hit. Every heavy hitter from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to Sens. Cory Booker, Mark Kelly, Ed Markey, Jon Ossoff, Adam Schiff, and Elissa Slotkin has officially called on him to withdraw, the same publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/democrats-abandon-graham-platner-endorsements-support-00988421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. NBC News\u2019 Natasha Korecki said that the rest of the party was angry because \u201csome Dems charge that poor vetting could cost them the majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anger is ripping through the Democratic Party as Platner\u2019s candidacy teeters and some Dems charge that poor vetting could cost them the majority.<\/p>\n<p>w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sahilkapur?\">@sahilkapur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Biwrypqxy\">https:\/\/t.co\/1Biwrypqxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/natashakorecki\/status\/2074314906732503083?\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What \u201cpoor vetting\u201d? He was vetted. <em>Quite publicly.<\/em> Which is the whole point, and the whole problem.<\/p>\n<p>The moment we had a picture of him shirtless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-dems-nominate-nazi-tattooed-graham-platner-immediately-attacks-susan-collins-reputation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with a Nazi tattoo<\/a> should have been the moment every Democrat said, \u201cwhoa, we don\u2019t want to be a part of this!\u201d I mean, we\u2019d all <em>finally<\/em> found a real, genuine Nazi trying to enter American government \u2014 not just some person being compared to Hitler because they wanted lower taxes or immigration policy enforcement. This could have been a unifying moment in the body politic: Hey, we got one! Finally, an actual person who expresses sympathy with the NSDAP and the SS by literally getting a tattoo of their symbol on his upper torso! We all think this creep should be out of politics, right?<\/p>\n<p>No, we all didn\u2019t. Some Democrats saw this meteor coming and stayed far away, but most resigned themselves to the fact that Mills was old and running a half-hearted campaign anyway, and Platner was young and dynamic and dragged in all the dirtball closet anti-Semites who hide behind phrases like \u201cI\u2019m actually just <em>anti-Zionism<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/far-left-publication-dares-tell-american-jews-stand-rep-ilhan-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIPAC<\/a> money controls Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From that moment of original sin, everyone ought to have known what was coming. These Democrats would cosign everything this man had said or done, no matter how bad, under the aegis of it being a Republican op, until they couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The hope was, I can only guess, that the moment of reckoning wouldn\u2019t come until after the midterms. I doubt any of these people are mad or surprised it came <em>now<\/em>. They\u2019re both upset it didn\u2019t come in December, and at least vaguely happy it came just before that pesky July 13 point-of-no-return deadline. 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On Monday afternoon, many Democrats who had inexplicably defended him-despite a scandal list compiled in less than a year-were finally forced to distance themselves after credible abuse allegations emerged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2626257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bernie-Sanders-Graham-Platner.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82371,43989,3685,82370,36263],"class_list":["post-2626256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bipartisan-reactions","tag-credibility-issues","tag-democrats","tag-platner-controversy","tag-political-scandals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bernie-Sanders-Graham-Platner.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626256"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626260,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626256\/revisions\/2626260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}