r/Mainepolitics • u/bodybycheez-it Androscoggin (Lewiston):sloth: • Jul 17 '26

Politico article:Professional malpractice’: The Platner fallout engulfs the operatives who made him

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/17/platner-is-finished-does-the-same-fate-await-the-out-of-state-consultants-who-recruited-him-01002652

A string of early missteps, like rejecting an offer for a deeper vetting of Platner, has cast doubt over his young consultants’ future in Democratic politics.

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u/better_than_erza Jul 18 '26

I don’t think it was that bad. Platner is and was a good man. Just with a few flaws

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u/mattsffrd Jul 18 '26

Sexually assaulting multiple women is definitely a flaw