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In reply to the discussion: Platner: Astro-Turfed Authenticity [View all]betsuni
(29,525 posts)20. Populist Them (establishment elites) vs Us (The People, the working class).
Last edited Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:33 PM - Edit history (1)
Purity test that only working class people can understand economic inequality, unlike the "liberal elites" (of course Democrats from working or middle class/single mother families -- Carter, Clinton, Obama, Hillary, Biden, Harris -- never ever ever ever never get the benefit of the doubt that yes, despite probably often taking showers at the beginning of the day and not the end,* they do know what inequality is).
*"The white working class men who take showers at the end of the day" and people "who were a little bit dirty" -- this person despises Democrats and has no idea what he's talking about.
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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
21 hrs ago
#1
Increasingly, the consultants and activists groups are doing the vetting. Parties don't have the money, time or
WhiskeyGrinder
20 hrs ago
#16
Well, there's a big problem right there if searches are farmed out to consulting firms.
yardwork
14 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
18 hrs ago
#36
It wasn't just the "vetters" (whoever they are) who were OK with Platner's flaws
Fiendish Thingy
21 hrs ago
#4
Since it's a felony, it would have to go to a grand jury to get an indictment
Fiendish Thingy
20 hrs ago
#15
That's just the thing... it appears to me that their job was not to vet, but to scrub and polish...
QueerDuck
20 hrs ago
#12
Isn't it odd that most of we Democrats doubted Platner's honesty and authenticity from the beginning...
Escape
20 hrs ago
#14
"What you're talking about is identity politics. We are so proud that for the first time we have a judge
betsuni
15 hrs ago
#53
Yes. There was a lot of bullying and attempts to silence critics. This was coming from his campaign...
QueerDuck
19 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
18 hrs ago
#39
One thing about Platner that has not been mentioned in this thread -- he's a very talented speaker. He also gives good
Fil1957
18 hrs ago
#32
I still can't past the Nazi tattoo! And he didn't get rid of it until after it was made public.
LeftInTX
15 hrs ago
#58
His strategist could have dumped him early on. It happens. It wasn't his idea to run.
LeftInTX
14 hrs ago
#64