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16. Increasingly, the consultants and activists groups are doing the vetting. Parties don't have the money, time or

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:24 AM

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inclination to vet multiple primary candidates and instead rely on endorsing conventions, word of mouth and straw/polls to gauge viability.

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Platner: Astro-Turfed Authenticity [View all] QueerDuck Yesterday OP

As someone who has contempt for police, would like to see the party move to the left, etc., I want to add that it is WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #1

Indeed... a bad fit from the beginning. QueerDuck Yesterday #2

I think we need more information. yardwork Yesterday #11

Increasingly, the consultants and activists groups are doing the vetting. Parties don't have the money, time or WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #16

Well, there's a big problem right there if searches are farmed out to consulting firms. yardwork 17 hrs ago #62

I need some answers. Like who were these the people doing the veting? What's the source of your bio of Platner? flashman13 21 hrs ago #36

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Do you trust Lawrence O'Donnell mcar 16 hrs ago #68

I do. That was a great segment. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #72

Yes, they weren't excited about their other options. LisaL Yesterday #3

"Too boring" ... The danger of demanding a political soulmate. QueerDuck Yesterday #7

We haven't dodged a bullet because he has to step down. LisaL Yesterday #8

True. I'm hoping that calmer and rational thought prevails... QueerDuck Yesterday #9

I'm hoping that his wife or someone else he trusts spooky3 22 hrs ago #29

It wasn't just the "vetters" (whoever they are) who were OK with Platner's flaws Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4

And some of the people still are. LisaL Yesterday #5

It would be difficult to get an indictment without physical evidence Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #10

Her testimony is considered evidence. LisaL Yesterday #13

Since it's a felony, it would have to go to a grand jury to get an indictment Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #15

Grand Jury just indicted a supposed pool vandal. LisaL 23 hrs ago #17

They also indicted Comey and Tish James Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #19

E.Jean Carroll won her case. Her evidence sufficed, and spooky3 22 hrs ago #30

That was a civil suit, where the burden of proof is far lower Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #33

True, but my point still stands. spooky3 21 hrs ago #34

And my point still stands Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #42

In this twisted world, it only depends on the DA in question mdbl 22 hrs ago #27

That's just the thing... it appears to me that their job was not to vet, but to scrub and polish... QueerDuck Yesterday #12

A campaign strategist can make or break you. LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #50

Absolutely Good Work QueerDuck (Thank You) ahnakneemoose Yesterday #6

Isn't it odd that most of we Democrats doubted Platner's honesty and authenticity from the beginning... Escape 23 hrs ago #14

We can't toss him. LisaL 23 hrs ago #18

I hope he doesn't step down. BComplex 21 hrs ago #45

The candidate's own actions tell a different story. QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #65

Yet they keep winning elections and have a devoted cult mdbl 22 hrs ago #28

Populist Them (establishment elites) vs Us (The People, the working class). betsuni 23 hrs ago #20

Only working class white men mcar 22 hrs ago #26

"What you're talking about is identity politics. We are so proud that for the first time we have a judge betsuni 19 hrs ago #53

... mcar 18 hrs ago #56

Platner posted a few years ago that "Black people don't tip" MichMan 16 hrs ago #66

Lawrence was great on Platner on the Last Word LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #21

Yes... that was excellent. QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #24

Thank you for this information Progressive dog 23 hrs ago #22

Like many, I was leery of him from the beginning, PatSeg 23 hrs ago #23

Yes. There was a lot of bullying and attempts to silence critics. This was coming from his campaign... QueerDuck 22 hrs ago #25

If you spoke out you were deemed a traitor to "the cause." It just wasn't coming from his campaign, it Raftergirl 21 hrs ago #39

Exactly PatSeg 21 hrs ago #40

I think Bernie's endorsement propelled him. boston bean 22 hrs ago #31

You're absolutely correct. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #35

One thing about Platner that has not been mentioned in this thread -- he's a very talented speaker. He also gives good Fil1957 22 hrs ago #32

I agree. Nt spooky3 21 hrs ago #37

That is what caused me to brush aside my misgivings MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #46

Spot on. Charisma is exactly why rigorous and honest vetting is vital. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #67

You would've hated Abraham Lincoln Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #38

There is a vast difference between standard marketing and material fraud. QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #48

Seriously. So many politicians do this. Sympthsical 20 hrs ago #49

A simple misunderstanding of terms. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #51

Swalwell had institutional vetting Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #55

I still can't past the Nazi tattoo! And he didn't get rid of it until after it was made public. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #58

There's so much faux hand-wringing about this Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #61

His strategist could have dumped him early on. It happens. It wasn't his idea to run. LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #64

What a fighter! MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #69

Lincoln was self taught and grew up poor Kaleva 19 hrs ago #52

Absolutely Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #54

Actually a lot of that information on his background karynnj 21 hrs ago #43

This is the worst dodged bullet since Trump's ear. mr715 21 hrs ago #44

Agreed MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #47

Note to self... "do not read anything from mr715 with food in my mouth" QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #59

Never gets old! MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #70

You are correct Keepthesoulalive 18 hrs ago #57

It wasn't a swastika, it was a SS totenkopf. MichMan 18 hrs ago #60

German or Nazi military history I will not get in the weeds with Keepthesoulalive 17 hrs ago #63

Actually it looked like what it was, a Nazi SS Deaths Head tattoo EX500rider 16 hrs ago #71