What advice would I give Graham Platner?
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Michael Tracey discusses the implications of Graham Platner's potential Senate candidacy withdrawal and the surrounding political dynamics.
Somehow I unwittingly got roped into doing four separate podcast/TV appearances today, so that’s dominated my itinerary. I figured I would re-post to Substack the livestream I did earlier this evening on the Platner affair. You’ve likely heard that he announced he “intends” to withdraw his Senate candidacy — although as of this afternoon, he had not yet formally done so. And who knows, “intentions” can be fickle. But should the coerced withdrawal be finalized, this will go down as perhaps the most ruthless (and shameless) defenestration in recent US political history. Why do I say the hit has been manufactured ? Why use that particular word? Because literally, it’s been openly divulged that the “rape accusation” rollout was facilitated by a specific individual, Cheyenne Hunt, who had openly declared her mission to take out Platner, following what she boasts was her integral role in vaporizing Eric Swalwell several months before. After which, she had joined with Democratic House members, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Dingell, Rashida Tlaib, and Becca Balint, to announce the formation of a new pressure outfit, “Reckoning Action,” and likewise announce that the next…
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Host: Michael Tracey
Topics covered
- political candidacy
- Senate withdrawal
- rape accusation
- political maneuvering
- media influence
Keywords
- Graham Platner
- Cheyenne Hunt
- political scandal
- Senate race
- media manipulation
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Organizations: POLITICO, CNN, Reckoning Action
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