Ditching Platner May Not Be a Win for Democrats

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:11:39 GMT

The conventional wisdom is that Democrats are better off without him. But Susan Collins is strong, and Platner's successors lack much of what made him a threat, writes Mark Halperin.

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