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Platner’s Dramatic Dropout, McConnell’s Hospital Mystery & Why Trump Broke Politics
On this week’s Substack LIVE conversation, Chris Cillizza and talk about the following topics:
— Graham Platner exits the Maine Senate race after serious sexual assault allegations. We dissect why he won the primary anyway and what it says about populist vetting.
— In his 11-minute exit video, Platner takes zero responsibility and blames the establishment
— Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14. We finally got some updates from Sen. John Thune and Scott Jennings, but conspiracy theories are alive and well. Is this the sad end of a consequential career?
— Democrats & the “death…
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