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Scott Jennings: Democrats Already Vetted Graham Platner, Why Bail On Him Now?

CNN's Scott Jennings wonders why the latest accusation against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner seems to have broken the camel's back.

Platner "was vetted," Jennings said.

"People knew all these things and a whole bunch of Democrats in Maine showed up and voted for him anyway.

And a bunch of from around the country sent him money anyway."

"What changed?

Why are you bailing on Graham Platner now?"

he said.

"You already signed off on Nazi tattoo, self-described communist, rape fantasies... and on, and on, and on, and on and on."

SCOTT JENNINGS, CNN: Well, that's great question, because something that Alyssa said, I agree, by the way, with everything Alyssa said, she raised all the correct issues and said this is what they had signed on to.

The only thing I disagree with is when she said that he hadn't been vetted.

No, he had been vetted.

All of the things that have been stated, it was all out in the public and people like Ro Khanna, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Tim Walz, "The Bulwark," "Pod Save America," all of these people came together to overlook it all, to explain it all, to rationalize it all.

He was vetted.

People knew all these things and a whole bunch of Democrats in Maine showed up and voted for him anyway.

And a bunch of from around the country sent him money anyway.

I agree with Alyssa's question.

What changed?

Why are you bailing on Graham Platner now?

You already signed off on Nazi tattoo, a self-described communist somebody who's had rape fantasies, somebody who has been on a social media platform known as a playground for predators, and on, and on, and on, and on and on.

And the difference between this accuser and the previous one is simply this, she's a liberal.

It's okay, I guess, for Democrats that their candidates assault conservatives.

But he broke into someone's house.

And apparently, according to her, raped her.

And because her politics are correct, they can now believe it.

All of this whole thing is disgusting but to say that they hadn't vetted him, or that they didn't know about all this is totally false.

They knew it and they signed up for it and I don't know why they're backing away from this scumbag today when they had already signed off on all that other crazy behavior.