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It’s not me, it’s them: Platner goes down snarling with graceless exit video

First publishedJul 10, 10:00 AM

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It’s not me, it’s them: Platner goes down snarling with graceless exit video

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The populist Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine bowed to the inevitable but turned his farewell into a pity partyWhy Platner wasn’t the answer to the Democrats’ man problem – podcast“Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.”These were the parting words of Richard Nixon after he was forced to resign the presidency over the Watergate imbroglio in 1974. For Graham Platner on Wednesday, the stakes were somewhat smaller. But when it came to suspending his Senate campaign in Maine, the Democrat had plenty of hate to go around. Continue reading...

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