Graham Platners implosion isnt a problem for just him rather the entire Democratic Party

Now they turn on Nazi-tattooed alleged rapist Graham Platner?After all these months of defending him and making excuses — knowing full well what a repugnant dirtbag he is?Let’s be honest: At this late date, the accusation that Platner raped an ex-girlfriend should shock absolutely no one.And that it took so long for Dems to cut him off speaks volumes.Indeed, the only reason they’re deserting him now is not that they’ve finally grown a moral spine; it’s that they fear his grotesque character won’t fly with normal voters.Not only would a continued Platner campaign for Maine’s US Senate seat almost certainly fail; voters nationwide may now realize that Democrats are morally bankrupt — that they stand for nothing, except the acquisition of raw political power by any means.Heck, it’s not even clear the rape allegation was the reason for Dems’ switch — rather than the excuse for it.After all, polls had recently tightened, with both Platner and his GOP rival, Sen.

Susan Collins, virtually tied.And Platner, one recent poll showed, was trailing Collins by a whopping 21 points among the very people he pretends to champion: working folks, specifically those who lack four-year college degrees.Yet, until the rape allegation, Dems lined up squarely by him.He’s “my kind of man,” gushed Sen.Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).Sen.

Bernie Sanders (Vt.) vowed to “do everything I can to make sure” Platner is Maines’ next senator.Rep.Ro Khanna (Calif.) dismissed the complaints about him by claiming he just said some “dumb” things.Even mainstream Dems tolerated his candidacy, seeing it as part of a path to Democratic control of the Senate — while overlooking his disqualifying traits or taking the coward’s approach and remaining silent.Yet his appalling flaws were beyond glaring: He wore a tattoo of Nazi symbol on his chest for nearly 20 years.He once described himself as a communist, though later claimed he wasn’t one.He trashed decorated Navy SEAL Ch...