What? The Nazi tattoo Blackwater mercenary isn’t a bastion of moral rectitude? Who’da thunk?
After all the moral high-horse bullshit, its genuinely disgusting what people are willing to handwave away when it’s their guy.
I can’t say I’m surprised by the amount of support Platner is continuing to receive along with the amount of victim blaming and disbelief that this woman is going through for stepping forward. It’s disappointing, but I’m not surprised.
He should drop out.
He absolutely needs to drop out.
If he doesn’t, it’s going to be interesting to see how many people show up to say “vote Blue, no matter who” when it comes time for the general elections. This has always been the problem with that mentality, it can lead to being forced to vote for some pretty odious people.
The downside in this is that his replacement will be chosen by the Democratic Party, which likely means Mills will get the spot. Or at least, someone who is calling for far less progressive positions. Sure, they will still be a damn sight better than Collins. But, between this scandal and a possible lack of enthusiasm, Collins may yet again prove to be the cockroach of politics and win another Senate term in a fairly blue Maine.
He absolutely needs to drop out.
Meanwhile, a person proven in court to assault multiple women is POTUS?
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but I think if the president is allowed to use the justice department to hide the evidence implicating him in a global conspiracy to continuously rape underage girls on a private island, the Democrats should be allowed to run a candidate with a sexual assault allegation with a week before the withdrawal deadline.
