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“Then Trump did that super weird address on July 13, 2026 and here we are.”
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“We — as in, the people who were looking for something different — looked at past nominees against Collins and wanted to try something different,”
The Intercept The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape ›
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“An outsider, someone who could appeal to white working-class voters, appeal to disaffected Trump voters, independents, Republicans, maybe someone who didn't fall neatly along partisan lines, progressive economic populist, but also pro-Second Amendment. A bit more heterodox.”
on candidate profiles combining progressive and libertarian traits to span voter coalitions
The Intercept The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape ›
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“I think you can overlearn the lessons from this and try and turn this into a factional win. And I think that all this is subtext for the conversation that we're about to have in 2028.”
on risk of over-correcting with factional conflict ahead of 2028
The Intercept The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape ›
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“But I think you can overlearn the lessons from this and try and turn this into a factional win. And I think that all this is subtext for the conversation that we’re about to have in 2028.”
The Intercept The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape ›
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“Yes, you should have better vetting. Yes, having people who are in public office who have faced some level of media scrutiny are less likely to have these kinds of things appear. Not foolproof: Look at Eric Swalwell,”
on calls for better candidate vetting after the Platner rape allegation
The Intercept The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape ›
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“It’s a flex — the more people they get to sign this pledge, the stronger they are,”
on TrackAIPAC's strategy of collecting candidate pledges
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