Graham Platners scandal-scarred campaign was proof Dems will overlook anything in search for their Everyman

With the Senate campaign of Maine’s Graham Platner blowing up in their faces, Democrats everywhere are giving each other tearful gobs of solace and advice.Some are comparing Platner’s scandal-driven collapse and last-minute withdrawal to the 2024 presidential campaign, when a befuddled Joe Biden withdrew in early July and his vice president, Kamala Harris, was handed the nomination.The comparison reflects deep pessimism among Dems about their chances now of winning the Maine seat held by GOP incumbent Susan Collins, which is crucial to their hopes of gaining a Senate majority.Part of that pessimism stems from the fact that Harris continues to claim her lopsided loss to Donald Trump was largely because she got the nomination only 107 days before Election Day.She wrote an entire book with that title, as if that alone explains her flameout.But she still refuses to accept the fact that she was a terrible candidate who refused to advance an agenda that was distinct from the failed and unpopular record she and Biden produced.Asked what she would do differently in a slobbering appearance on “The View,” she hesitated before giving the vapid response, “not a thing comes to mind.”Well, then.

Platner’s replacement will have even less time than Harris did, with party honchos in Maine saying they will pick a new candidate at a convention late this month.Time is clearly important, but there’s another similarity to the Harris campaign that is also highly relevant to events in Maine.Notably, Platner is in major ways a carbon copy of Harris’ disastrous choice for a running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz.Tampon Tim’s personality, appearance and background reflect some of the same features that led many Maine Dems to fall in love with Platner.Both men are beefy and gruff, military veterans and blue collar by nature, making them distinct from the angry soy boys and arch feminists who are the dominant faces of a party moving further and further left.At the same t...