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EdmondDantes_

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17. The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:17 PM

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But given the fact that only a tiny minority of rape claims are false, the guy in question admits he mistreated women, and there are multiple outcry witnesses from two years before Platner ran for office, it's exceedingly unlikely it's a lie.

So no, he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. He's not entitled (no matter how much he whined in his dropping out) to a Senate seat or even being allowed to stay in the race.

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I was feeling bad for Platner but I'm over it. [View all] TomSlick Wednesday OP

I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party Tim S Wednesday #1

I'm confused. Sanders told him to withdraw because rapists aren't fit for public office EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #4

Wow! AFAIK, people in this country USED TO BE innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Tim S Wednesday #10

Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Wednesday #14

The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #17

"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Wednesday #28

...in a court of law. Iggo 22 hrs ago #70

What was the moral stand? sarisataka Wednesday #7

Platner had no moral stand except he was a fraud who lied his way throughout, and then blamed lostincalifornia Wednesday #27

Hint: SANDERS DID TAKE A MORAL STAND. The one who didn't take a moral stand was Platner. lostincalifornia Wednesday #33

Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Wednesday #2

That seems to be the issue this person has with Sanders Boo1 Wednesday #30

TY, Perhaps Sanders knows something Cha Thursday #41

TY and so are a lot of Dems! Cha Thursday #40

I feel bad for us. dem4decades Wednesday #3

"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Wednesday #5

Of course he did. TomSlick Wednesday #6

Thanks. sheshe2 Wednesday #9

At the end of his rambling statement, he finally said he was withdrawing. TomSlick Wednesday #11

Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Wednesday #13

Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Wednesday #18

OT, but happy 83,000 post milestone, SheltieLover! Wednesdays Thursday #57

Ty. I hadn't noticed. Lol SheltieLover Thursday #58

Someone else has recently been using the term communist a lot sarisataka Wednesday #8

LOL! sheshe2 Wednesday #16

I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha Thursday #42

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

I know u are busy with the little one. sheshe2 Wednesday #23

Thank You! I will remember Cha Wednesday #25

He is incredible! sheshe2 Wednesday #26

lol... I tried to .. I was ready but Cha Thursday #36

Oh no! sheshe2 Thursday #38

Lol! Yes Toshi is an excellent Cha Thursday #44

Wow! sheshe2 Thursday #45

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Wednesday #19

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #20

What with totenkopfs and apparatchiks, is he from the first half of the 20th century? betsuni Thursday #37

Looks like it and he is welcome to return there. sheshe2 Thursday #39

Now Republicans can go back to asking themselves why they keep supporting Epstein's best buddy Trump RoeVWade Wednesday #12

I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Wednesday #15

Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle Thursday #55

... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #24

+++ lostincalifornia Wednesday #29

Mahalo, pants☮️💙 Cha Thursday #35

Mahalo, Cha. 👍🤓 littlemissmartypants Thursday #47

I imagine, they're good at Cha Thursday #59

This was a horrible speech LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31

Just compare him to Swalwell's exit. Platner just demonstrated his true personality with lostincalifornia Wednesday #32

His drop out speech... sheshe2 Thursday #43

Me too. Voted 1st for Janet Mills, second for GP OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #34

The man is absolutely insufferable. lapucelle Thursday #46

talk about a sore loser eShirl Thursday #48

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bye eShirl Thursday #50

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I feel bad that he is a mess. I feel bad for his wife. I feel bad GPV Thursday #52

Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #53

I feel bad for the dem voters in Maine. Platner? flvegan Thursday #54

I strongly supported the message, not the messenger; apparently, too many Democrats hated both. sop Thursday #56

No we didn't "hate both"... This is on Graham Planter... Cha Thursday #60

There's been a rush to judgement without any real evidence. sop Thursday #61

No, no rush... just ask Sanders, Warren , Cha Yesterday #62

Months to think about this? Really? sop Yesterday #63

Yeah, I know But they've had qualms Cha Yesterday #64

"And add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women..." sop Yesterday #65

The following.. Cha Yesterday #67

All these incidents occurred in May, June, and July of this year? sop Yesterday #68

I don't feel bad for him. Aristus Yesterday #66

Don't get Nazi tattoos. If you got a Nazi tattoo in your misspent youth, have it removed or inked over. TomSlick 22 hrs ago #69

Always believe people when they show you who they are nini 21 hrs ago #71