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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders can’t say their political embrace of Graham Platner was nonconsensual. They were eager to overlook his Nazi tattoo and his catalog of appalling comments because they thought he could win. The Senate leftists were enamored of what is often charitably described in the media as Mr. Platner’s “economic populism.” But of course it never turns out to be popular when a government dedicates itself to attacking businesspeople and destroying markets. The result is always impoverishment. That’s why the democratic socialists in Venezuela prevented free elections after taking power. Now after being told several times by his most prominent
supporters to quit the race for a U.S. Senate seat, Mr. Platner seems to be refusing to yield unless Maine Democrats agree to replace him with someone just as envious and rage-filled as he is. The Journal’s Sabrina Rodriguez, Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins report today: Over the last 24 hours, some of Platner’s advisers have been guiding him on what a withdrawal from the race would look like and helping him figure out a way to get a candidate and a selection process he could support, according to a person
familiar with the discussions. In a call to campaign staff on Monday following the latest allegations, Platner said he still wanted to have some role in who would replace him on the ballot, implying serious discussions of him dropping out of the race were under way, the person said. Even after Mr. Sanders rescinded his endorsement of the disgraced candidate, many Sanders followers are now supporting the Platner effort to demand that another extremist take his place. The Journal reporters note:
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