THE PLATNER FACTOR: They Threw the Whole Sewer at Him and Maine Handed Him 75 Percent

[Rob H.]

84. It's weird how little outrage there was here when Pelosi and Hoyer

endorsed Texas Representative Henry Cuellar and, in Pelosi's case, not only swung by his Texas campaign headquarters to boost his chances, but recorded a robocall for the anti-choice candidate who was under active FBI investigation at the time of his primary battle against progressive Jessica Cisneros. The only reason Cuellar and his wife never had to go to court to fight federal bribery and money laundering charges was because Trump pardoned him last December.

Hillary Clinton even endorsed George Latimer in his matchup against Jamaal Bowman in 2024 despite several controversies, including Latimer telling a voter Bowman was "taking money from Hamas," allegedly mailed an anti-Bowman mailer that depicted Bowman with darkened skin, missed budget votes in the NY state Senate because he'd jetted off to England with his mistress, earlier appointed that same mistress to a six-figure county administrative position while serving as Westchester County Executive, and the list goes on.

Let Bernie endorse someone, though, and certain heads explode. Every. Single. Time.