Victor Davis Hanson: The Rise and Fall of Socialist Graham Platner

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The episode discusses the fallout from Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Maine Senate race amid allegations against him.

The Democrats’ strategy of propping up socialist candidates and disguising them as the average middle class has finally caught up to them with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.   The allegations towards Platner are damning and have come from both sides of the political aisle. Today, the news broke that Platner officially dropped out of the Maine Senate race.   Where do Democrats go from here? And do they have enough time to recover? Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://www.JoinADF.com/HANSON or text HANSON to 83848 to sign ADF’s petition to protect female sports. Add your name to the declaration and side with truth and fairness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Daily Signal

Guest: Victor Davis Hanson

Topics covered

• socialism
• politics
• Maine Senate race
• Democratic strategy
• candidate allegations

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Victor Davis Hanson
• Maine Senate
• Democrats
• socialism
• political allegations
• candidate withdrawal

Sponsors

Alliance Defending Freedom

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Organizations: Democrats

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