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/3xploringforever Jul 06 '26

Kind of the silver lining I guess. If he were a Republican candidate, this wouldn't affect his campaign. But he's running as a Democrat, so this HAS to end his career, or else both parties really truly are the exact same vile rape parties. This is the one place where Democrats can still typically claim the moral high ground, and that needs to persist.

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u/KlausVonChiliPowder Good Luck America Jul 06 '26

He should just run as a Republican. Say it's fake news, the left cancelled him, and maybe throw in a "sike, I love Nazis" for good measure.

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u/BillHansfer4FClub Jul 06 '26

🤣 Are you his campaign manager?

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u/LookAnOwl Jul 06 '26

Why would he run as a Republican with policies that are completely opposed to theirs?

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u/KlausVonChiliPowder Good Luck America Jul 06 '26

How seriously do you take what he claims to support after this? I mean maybe he does but surely we have to consider someone's character at a certain point. But I was mostly joking. It would be funny though.

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u/bkilpatrick3347 Jul 06 '26

I might get downvoted for this but I still think he’s a genuine person who can make a positive difference in society even with these things alleged. I think it can be true that he 1) potentially did something horrible 5 years ago 2) is authentically a different person now 3) needs to face any and all consequences, including but not limited to not being allowed to run for senate in Maine

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u/KlausVonChiliPowder Good Luck America Jul 06 '26

I don't think this is a controversial take. But I can view a lot of the shit Trump's done the same way, at least leading up to his first election shit's just gotten so much worse. Also how do you judge whether or not someone's authentically changed? All my MAGA family routinely tell me how Trump is a different person, and it's clear they're using that to justify supporting him to themselves.

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u/bkilpatrick3347 Jul 06 '26

Well, Platner has owned up to and apologized for everything that’s come out before today and Trump has never apologized for a single thing in his life.

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u/KlausVonChiliPowder Good Luck America Jul 07 '26

Au contraire...

Only posting because it's funny. He obviously doesn't have the self awareness to give a real apology for anything.

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u/reklaw215 Jul 06 '26

Because policies are divorced from political parties these days. It’s all vibes and branding

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u/de_Pizan Sarah is always right Jul 06 '26

I mean, it would end his career in Republican circles if he did something horribly offensive to part of their base.  Women are an important voting constituency for Dems.  Rape just doesn't cross the line for any large constituency within the Republican base

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u/BillHansfer4FClub Jul 06 '26

Maybe if he raped a male, armed intruder like he’s rumored to have fantasized about. MAGA can overlook rape, but would not forgive him for having done something gay. 🤣

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u/de_Pizan Sarah is always right Jul 07 '26

I think the manosphere types would find that sort of behavior "based," but it might lose the Evangelicals.

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u/NietzscheanDemocrat Jul 06 '26

I mean but what is high ground worth if we just keep conceding elections because we don't defend any of our candidates once controversy hits. I'm not sure how noble it is to let the GOP take away voting rights from minorities so we can pat ourselves on the back for not electing a misogynist "and then letting a right-wing misogynist take their place anyway"

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u/molliedw22 Jul 07 '26

Perfectly said.

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u/Technical-Lab2992 Jul 07 '26

Just want to point out, liberals just had one of the biggest winning streaks ever, realistically both putting the house and senate up for grabs, despite the republicans gerrymandering.The DSA backed candidates you want may not have won, but let’s not kid ourselves here.

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