Maine Democrats anoint another candidate they didn’t vet | Opinion

getting tossed on the ballot in his place.

With Democrats, candidate optics trump substance

The Platner debacle exposes another longstanding weakness in the Democratic Party.

Party insiders picked him as “their guy” as much for how he looked as for his far-left agenda.

Platner looked the part.

With a gruff voice, facial hair and oyster-farming credentials,continue reading …