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#Platner was hand-picked by #Sanders and enthusiastically supported by the #DSA. #Liberals by and large were cautious about him, and many pointed out early on that he had a lot of problematic history. Most liberals committed to supporting him once he secured the #Democratic nomination, because getting the #Senate out of #Republican hands is the most important goal. But we were also the first to say he should step down when the full story came out.
Nearly everyone who still supports him is a self-identified #leftist or #progressive, not a liberal, and will say so at length. Y'all don't get to rewrite history that we can remember from five minutes ago.
@medigoth For the record, Sanders called on him to drop out as well. And what is problematic is that I'm not seeing any terribly convincing evidence of whether he's guilty or innocent. And the problem is, there's not time to wait for proof, the schedule is tight. I don't know if there's anyone else that can win, but it seems to me important that we find that out fast.