There is a plausibility to the timing. This is kind of the “last off ramp” so to speak for another candidate to potentially be chosen and actually replace him on the ballot. So her talking about struggling with supporting him politically but not personally could be true. This would be the “It’s now, or never” time if her story is true and the reason it’s coming so late is that she struggled with whether or not to share it because she didn’t want to potentially hand the race to Collins.
I hadn’t heard about anything being deleted though, what’s that about? That didn’t show up in any of the stuff I’ve seen about this. That’s pretty suspicious if true. Since it points to a possibility that the things deleted might have painted a different picture than the one being told now. Which yeah taken with the timing would make it seem more like a planned political sabotage than a legitimate survivor story if true.
The idea is that if it is timed, that the goal is to maximize damage. Democrats have until July 13th to run someone else according to Maine law as I understand it. If they do run someone else, that person is now at a massive disadvantage and Collins is more likely to prevail, if Platner refuses to drop out, the fact that he could have given way to a new candidate becomes extra damaging. Maybe he’s still able to beat Collins, but this might deactivate though voters to hand it to her if he stays in too.
That’s what’s making some people think it’s either a Republican plant or a Democratic ratfuck. Since both are servants of capital and even the Democrats would rather Collins win than have someone even claiming to be anti-Israel win.