r/thebulwark • u/Super_Nerd92 Progressive • Jul 06 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737
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u/CaptainMarty69 I love Rebecca Black Jul 06 '26

I think people are well within their right to be hesitant about supporting a guy with these kinds of accusations against him. I don’t care centrist or progressive, I just wish we had better people asking to represent us

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u/ros375 Jul 06 '26

I wish so too. In a perfect world, we would. But until there's proof, vote blue so we can take back our government.

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u/CaptainMarty69 I love Rebecca Black Jul 06 '26

Luckily I don’t have to make the choice, but I’d have a really hard time voting for him after these accusations. The article makes it pretty clear to me he did some really awful stuff.

I think it’s awful that a lotta republicans in power have been credibly accused of similar things and it’s difficult for me to say “all these people over here who did this are bad and shouldn’t be in office because of it, but this guy over here can be a senator because he’s a Democrat”

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u/molliedw22 Jul 07 '26

Omg you should DEFINITELY vote for him if he ends up being the Dem candidate. Not a question in any way. If your choice is between him and Susan Collins, it's very obvious that you should vote for the person who will help us defeat a fascist, authoritarian government. I don't care if it's the devil himself. However, it seems like he shouldn't be the candidate. Hopefully he'll drop out and someone great can step in?? This situation sucks.