Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong

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Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong

This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

The Democratic Party is in a tense moment right now, and the implosion of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine has become a focal point for those tensions.

Archival news clip: Democrat Graham Platner said he is dropping out of his state’s Senate race. It follows allegations of rape and physical abuse, which he denies.Archival clip of Graham Platner: I just want to make it clear: This is all false. The things that have been claimed did not happen. It’s not real.

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