ME-SEN: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits using 'indefensible' antigay slurs in unearthed Reddit posts

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8. That's a mistake on both their parts. Personal pride and stubbornness are often tools to "make-a-point" ...

but it's certainly no way to win an election or to create unity. He's damaged beyond repair. "Jake" from State Farm (and "Flo" from Progressive) would say his campaign and candidacy has been totaled.

In the highly unlikely event that he wins the primary, he would not be a unifying force that could bring in enough self-respecting voters in numbers large enough to defeat Susan Collins.

If he drags this all the way to the end, and is defeated in the primaries, his hardcore supporters (mostly Bernie supporters from what I can tell) will be resentful. And if there are ridiculous claims of the "establishment" being against him and "rigged" primaries... well... that will just deepen the distrust, and suppress the vote.

He needs to get out NOW while there's still time to repair the damage. Nothing good can come from continuing to try and run this clunker to the finish line. It's dented, tarnished, cracked, with wobbly wheels and being held together with duct tape and wire coat-hangers.

Even "Mayhem" from Allstate wouldn't try to repair this campaign. It's over.