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“Hobbled Out of the Gate”: Platner Allegations Set Off Scramble to Find a New Maine Senate Nominee

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By Akela Lacy Verified, Noah Hurowitz Verified
| The Intercept Verified
In group chats of progressive activists and political operatives concerned with the state of the Senate race in Maine Wednesday morning, a link to an anonymous Google Doc was making the rounds.
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There’s a New Democratic Machine. It’s Unabashedly Socialist.

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By Akela Lacy Verified, Jonah Valdez
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World News 1 hour ago Trump Admits Pushing FIFA to Let Birthright Citizen Play World Cup Game Rolling Stone - Nikki McCann Ramirez • 1h Donald Trump admitted to personally pressuring FIFA officials to vacate a one-game suspension for Folarin Balogun after the American striker received … Todd Lyons 3 hours ago Man sues DHS after agents tracked him down for sending a scathing email to ICE NPR - Jude Joffe-Block • 3h Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations tried to track down...
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There’s a New Democratic Machine. It’s Unabashedly Socialist.

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By Akela Lacy Verified, Jonah Valdez
| The Intercept Verified
As democratic socialists toppled establishment favorites this midterm cycle, the old guard of the Democratic Party picked up a preferred cudgel against insurgents: These people were propped up by white, urban, coastal, educated electorates — not the ones the Democrats were trying to reach, and certainly not the working class.
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