As Twitchy reported on Tuesday, Jill Filipovic tried to see the bright side in the most recent sexual abuse allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. She argued that it showed the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. "The parties are still different," she posted. "Democrats see credible rape allegations as disqualifying; Republicans continue to have a nearly unlimited tolerance for abusing women." Democrats didn't see Lyndsey Fifield's allegations as disqualifying, or even worth talking about. They stuck with Platner until Politico's story made him irreparably toxic, even more so than he already was.
Bill Kristol, always conserving conservatism, took the same tack, posting: "The Democrats are dumping Graham Platner. The Republicans nominated Ken Paxton." Yes, the Republicans nominated Paxton knowing he'd had an extramarital affair. The Democrats nominated Platner, knowing he had a Nazi death camp tattoo on his chest. And now, Maine Democrats want a do-over.
Micah Erfan is a law student and a political commentator boasting more than 2 billion views in his X bio. His hot take on the situation followed Kristol's by five hours.
Both of these men face extremely serious allegations.
— Micah Erfan (@micah_erfan) July 7, 2026
Only one is being called on by his party to drop out.
Both sides are not the same. pic.twitter.com/qkg0QUzvul
To be fair, neither are the allegations.
— Dr Strangetweet or How I Learned to Love the RT (@lone_rides) July 7, 2026
No, both sides are not the same. Democrats will do whatever they think is necessary to gain power. They didn't call on Platner to drop out until it was clear he could lose the election to the most moderate Republican in the Senate, Susan Collins (we guess Kristol considers her MAGA, being as he's a Never Trumper).
You don’t get to support a Nazi and claim any moral high ground.
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 7, 2026
After months of forgiving and defending him, but now the deadline is on Monday, and they are desperate, you mean?
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) July 7, 2026
Delete this moronic tweet
— Matt Whitlock (@MattWhitlock) July 7, 2026
The allegations are not nearly the same, and thinking so is pathetic behavior. Keep coping because your party no longer considers a Nazi tattoo to be disqualifying
— Joel Schamber (@JoelSchamber) July 7, 2026
Having a consensual sexual relationship outside your marriage is not the same as rape. This should not have to be said, but here we are...
— TweetyBurg (@nivratsmom) July 7, 2026
Lol. Platner's been subject to serious allegations the whole time, which you ignored. Your party is just jettisoning him because his electoral prospects don't look so bright. And Paxton isn't accused of rape.
— David P Deavel (@davidpdeavel) July 7, 2026
No. You’re not assuaging your guilt with absurd comparisons.
— Matt Wright (@mattwr) July 8, 2026
What “serious allegations” is Ken Paxton facing?
— Josh (@jrl_josh) July 8, 2026
We know he cheated on his wife, and we condemn that, but what else?
So you think rape and an affair are the same? This is why the country needs to rid ourselves of you Dems in these times, y'all are 100% nuts and are the people that used to get put in hospitals away from normal thinking brains.
— Lady In The Texas Hill Country. (@JacquettaInTx1) July 7, 2026
One’s poll numbers have been sinking. The other’s haven’t.
— Fred the Great (@Fred_On_X) July 7, 2026
The Democrats were more than happy to support Platner while his numbers were up. Pretending this is about moral superiority and not naked power politics is either dishonest or demonstrates your stupidity.
A Nazi who rapes people is not the same as a guy who sleeps with someone consensually. Hope this helps.
— Geronimo (@Geronimo6723) July 7, 2026
These two are not comparable, but nice try. Democrats ignored the drip, drip, drip of Platner's shortcomings until they simply could no longer ignore them. Don't act sanctimonious because Platner finally did something that even Democrats find repulsive.
— ChargedUp2749 (@ChargedUp2749) July 8, 2026
A long time ago, being a Nazi sympathizer who was accused of rape would be disqualifying without qualification. Thats it. That's the tweet.
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) July 7, 2026
All of this stuff with Platner has been obvious and out there pretty openly for awhile. You all were very happy to go along with it until the dam actually started to break. Your condescending faux morality is frankly laughable.
— Pete Kramer (@PeteKramer29) July 7, 2026
Cheating ≠ rape + Nazi tattoo. One’s a personal mess; the other’s monstrous. Democrats only bailed when it blew up. False equivalence this brain-dead is why nobody trusts you.
— Wisehound (@long7528334862) July 8, 2026
What's Paxton being accused of?
— Lindsay Lou (@u8itb4me1) July 8, 2026
Whatever it is, it's as "extremely serious" as the allegations against Platner.
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