Graham Platner’s Downfall Was All Too Predictable 69.4%
The Nation - By https:, www.thenation.com, authors, Katha Pollitt, smccroskey - 7/9/2026, 5:14 PM
Biased Writer Voice 51% - Negativity Bias 38% - Appeal to Emotion 29.4%
Inexperienced and improperly vetted, the candidate was a disaster in the making. Anthony Weiner must be gnashing his teeth. Al Franken too. Weiner lost his political career for sexting while married (he went to jail for sexting with a 15-year-old girl, but that came later). Franken fake-groped a sleeping woman as a joke, and was then... more