Schumer recruited former Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., to run for his state’s open seat — and Cooper is currently leading in the polls. Schumer also signed up former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, to run again for his old seat, former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and tacitly backed state Sen. Josh Turek in Iowa and state Sen. James Talarico in Texas. All four of these races — in states Trump won comfortably in 2024 — are neck and-neck.
Meanwhile, before this week’s allegations, Platner and Collins were more or less tied in Maine, even though the state’s voters favored Democrats on the generic congressional ballot by 11 percentage points.
Finally, the most important lesson from Platner is not to surrender your integrity for partisan advantage. When Platner revealed in October that he had a Nazi tattoo for nearly 20 years and only discovered its true meaning, that should have been the end. Yet, once again, many Democrats compartmentalized that piece of information out of a misplaced devotion to Platner’s outsider candidacy — and willfully ignored the genuine concerns raised by Jewish Democrats. When allegations of toxic behavior toward past girlfriends emerged, Platner’s supporters, who regularly condemn President Donald Trump for his predatory behavior and preach the mantra “believe women,” waved them away.
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