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2026-07-07 01:58 UTC
You’re prolly right. Still if I was a “prediction market” guy I’d still bet on him squeaking by, going it alone, sans endorsements. The reason leftist politics works - that it’s based on material changes - can work for him. If we believe his base signed on for the material goods and not for how nice of a guy he is, could be likely to stay on for the goods. What other choice they got? Collins will give them nothing. A do-nothing-democrat replacement would give them nothing with a smile. It’s why I think if he powers on he may succeed. Then the rest of the Berniecrats would treat him like a stain but one that votes with them.
But again, you’re probably right.
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@kabe@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 02:50
One of his aides told the NYT: “If he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for." Fortunately, there is such a candidate - Troy Jackson. Despite being sidelined by the media during the primary, he’s working class, a union guy, and a progressive. He has even been endorsed by the Maine chapter of the DSA: The obvious move, then, would be for Platner to stand down and make way for Jackson to take up the cause.