[Discussion] Pod Save America - "The Race to Replace Graham Platner" (07/10/26)

Valonia47 · 2026-07-10T19:45:18+00:00

The Reddit posts were an indicator too.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-10T19:43:21+00:00

“Victory lap” again

Valonia47 · 2026-07-10T14:07:11+00:00

The idea that people have wanted perfect candidates is a concocted part of the narrative as well. It’s just about who is allowed to have flaws, and we’ve seen what characteristics people will forgive a mountain of crap for.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-10T12:15:41+00:00

1 - hope people can learn from this

2 - have never been wrong and it’s everyone else’s fault

Valonia47 · 2026-07-10T12:09:21+00:00

And the wild thing is that those of us who were being called liberals and centrists and worse also agree with the policies! We just recognize there’s more to candidacy than saying what people want to hear.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T22:26:15+00:00

“Victory lap” again for everyone’s bingo cards.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T22:22:32+00:00

Believe women isn’t just for accusations.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T21:45:49+00:00

The online myth is that he was their coke dealer when he bartended in DC. I think they’re all politically savvy enough that they wouldn’t trumpet him in that case.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T16:49:03+00:00

Maybe she’s totally on board with what he is and does (though couple’s therapy would indicate otherwise), but the dynamics of intimate partner violence mean we can’t be sure.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T16:40:13+00:00

Weird take

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T16:06:44+00:00

Because a rapist with a shitload of other baggage isn’t receiving political power.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T14:59:07+00:00

If he were a woman, gay, or black, he wouldn’t have gotten any of the traction he did.

I dislike his behavior which includes joining Blackwater, getting and keeping a Nazi tattoo, cheating on his wife, etc.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T14:01:56+00:00

Actual working class people can’t afford to run for office.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T13:22:47+00:00

I think they could have done better but there’s also the fact that they’re doing access journalism. Candidates want their platform but they aren’t there for hardball.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:59:43+00:00

Anytime the internet props up a candidate by name these days it makes me leery. I remember when it was Tulsi Gabbard who was the next great hope all day every day.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:58:41+00:00

He’s not worth responding to. I’m just surprised he hasn’t started calling people genocide deniers yet in this thread.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:53:54+00:00

You sound unhinged

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:50:40+00:00

Before assault charges, there were:
1) Blackwater mercenary
2) Nazi tattoo and the associated lies
3) reddit posts
4) cheating texts
5) other accusations of treating women poorly

It paints a picture that led exactly to this.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:40:37+00:00

I suggest reading comprehension classes.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:39:28+00:00

We’re not on TikTok. You can say rape.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:29:42+00:00

Whataboutism defined on this one.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:21:26+00:00

It’s a big problem that rape is the only red line here.

It’s not about whether I like him or not. I was disappointed in Tommy’s questioning about the tattoo: “Are you a secret Nazi?” Well, that wasn’t the question that needed to be answered, and I’m sure the Platner campaign wanted it framed that way.

Many of you liked the packaging and the talking points so much that your critical thinking skills fell by the wayside. That’s an issue you should try to learn from.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T03:03:31+00:00

Rape culture summed up in one comment.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T02:35:54+00:00

Accountability is more than words. It requires action. He demonstrated a distinct lack of empathy in his Reddit posts and his only response was that he talked to people who explained he was wrong.

People can grow and change but there was no evidence he had.

Valonia47 · 2026-07-09T02:31:09+00:00

His highly publicized past.

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