This means he can be replaced with another Democrat
Graham Platner can be replaced as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine if he withdraws from the race by next Monday, and state law would then give the state Democratic Party until July 27 to name a replacement.
“Nothing” seemed to work pretty well for Joe Biden. When your accuser has messages regarding you being a rapist dating back to years before you ever ran for office, and your friends corroborate that you’ve never once changed your story, then the only reasonable option is to step down
You know how I know that’s bullshit? There are no credible rape allegations against Zohran Mamdani. If it was that easy to tank someone’s campaign, they would have done that the second he gained literally any popularity
They tried to turn on the Muslim fear tap on him. But really he is just such a better politician in every way.
The reality is that what happens is that unless someone is perfect, they don’t have a chance. There just aren’t enough people who have never made mistakes who also are willing to go through the horse race and bullshit. It’s just not possible to fill several hundred seats of congress with progressives if the bar is perfection. There are gonna be a few… Colorful characters.