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This really doesn't make sense when you account for his anti-Zionist rhetoric. Why would the DNC normalize a candidate who just yesterday during a NYT interview said AIPAC money is disqualifying and US aid to Israel should be cut off completely?
The DNC would not do that
Sure they would. Look at Fetterman, Sinema, AOC...
Its just politics.
Susan Collins is a literal dragon, Platner has the best run on her. Keep in mind, the DNC varies in strength and organization. I think it shows Platner's campaign is willing to "play ball" in order to, however unlikely, make a good run at that senate seat. I'd say its more likely the DC consultant class that defines the national org (a class that is objectively on the back-foot, as the left is gaining nationally, albeit with mixed outcomes) thinks Platner is their best bet at an already extremely unlikely upset.
I think they have a read on him that would put him closer to Fetterman in the Senate. I think Platner is kind of dumb but upsetting Collins would be hilarious. And Platner has managed to get national attention, even pretty early on. I think he's just objectively the best odds in this race.
But I'm not to the point of even critically supporting him. I don't think he's earned a goddamn thing, being a highly problematic ex military pseudo anarchist or whatever doesnt make him qualified to lead our movements. But I think part of Platner's viability is because of a very weak bench in this race. Maine DNC clearly isn't creating or recruiting good leadership, which is a persistant problem in many political orgs.
Because he will never follow through, he's an experiment in the new move of distancing from AIPAC while normalizing and taking funds from other Zionist orgs that are less notorious
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It doesn't matter if he doesn't follow through; they would still be normalizing anti-Zionist politics and proving it's a winning campaign strategy. The DNC and its Israeli allies would never in a million years sign off on that, they don't want anti-Zionism to be normalized under any circumstance, let alone under the context of a Senate race
What are these orgs?
Then why are they backing him? Schumer endorsed. Regarding the Zionist PACs that operate as low key alternatives to AIPAC, I don't have a list on me but I can pull up some references when I'm back at my desk later.
They're not backing him, he's winning by unprecedented margins, and their zionist pet Janat Mills ate shit and dropped out, so it's a mixture of damage control and not giving up the kayfabe and endorsing the Republican candidate. Remember, this is Maine; Schumer can't hide there behind media noise or silence like he can in other states; it's too small and white, the Democratic party in that state would implode. So he gave Platner a mealy-mouthed endorsement
Also as an irrelevant aside, Platner somehow did the impossible and transformed the r/Maine sub into an anti-Zionist hub, a US STATE SUBREDDIT, I literally said out loud, WTF? I mean if this is the DNC's plan, I say don't interrupt the enemy