Jeb Fain

Slinging drinks behind the bar in DC. Former Dem spokesman & strategist @HouseMajPAC, @DCCC, @American_Bridge, etc. Politics, drinks, dog pics.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Platner should be a wake up call for Democrats that leftists are pushing wacko candidates who will risk must-win seats in an election where American democracy is at stake. We need to get better about rejecting lunatics and those pushing them on the party.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

IMO, we’d be better off with a nominee who could dedicate more time to prosecuting the case against Donald Trump and Susan Collins — rather than being plagued by a new self-inflicted scandal almost every week.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner will address The New York Times story on MS NOW with Chris Hayes at 8:00 PM ET

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Hey, let’s maybe not play Russian roulette with a must-win Senate seat.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Three women who dated Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, told The New York Times they found his actions intimidating and disturbing, describing volatile relationships. https://t.co/ClaeKxVUEs

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Even if we didn’t know exactly how — it was entirely predictable that as more and more came out on Platner — it would only get worse. Safe bet it will get worse yet. I blame him and those on his team who thought it’d be fun to play Russian roulette with a must-win Senate race.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

WSJ: Senators Privately Ask Graham Platner Whether New Allegations Will Emerge

Maine Senate candidate tells Democratic lawmakers, "The worst of the rumors we’ve all heard are not true" and denied credible allegations of assault are forthcoming.

#MaineSenate
https://t.co/Rw0RZ8Q5Cb

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

One good lesson from all this is when a guy claims he didn’t know he had a Nazi tattoo for 20 years, maybe don’t just take him at his word.

[Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) @speechboy71]

This is the biggest mark against Platner … he’s a liar.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

There’s an important lesson for the our party when it comes to clearly problematic, unvetted candidates pushed by wacko leftist activists.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

What is it with leftists and all the psychosexual projection?

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

Platner's scandals so far are that he is opposed to our relationship with Israel and wants to get rid of oligarchy.

The Dem consultants and reporters walking around with giant erections about a new Platner scandal just want the status quo, but they know that's unpopular.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

It really wasn’t all that difficult to see that having Platner as our nominee in a tough, must-win Senate race made no sense.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

She was making a much smarter call

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

Ro Khanna and Bernie are doing a great job defending Platner.

Where is AOC?

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Platner should be a wake up call for Democrats that leftists are pushing wacko candidates who will risk must-win seats in an election where American democracy is at stake. We need to get better about rejecting lunatics and those pushing them on the party.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Re-upping this for no particular reason…

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Platner should be a wake up call for Democrats that leftists are pushing wacko candidates who will risk must-win seats in an election where American democracy is at stake. We need to get better about rejecting lunatics and those pushing them on the party.

[Caitlin Legacki @caitleg]

A good rule of thumb about this rumored NYT story is that anyone who actually knows anything isn’t tweeting about it.

[Ellis Bates @ElliscbIV]

Candidate quality matters. Republicans are going to feel it with Paxton in Texas, but Democrats aren’t immune either.

El-Sayed and Platner could make otherwise winnable races far more of a headache.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Rumored negative story about Platner which may or may not be coming out is definitely a smear because…Israel. Brother, you need some new material.

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

Obviously it'll be an Al Franken-style hit of something that looks bad but probably isn't. Smearing populists is the game here since defending Israel and billionaires is very unpopular.

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

She’s too well to participate

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

Ro Khanna and Bernie are doing a great job defending Platner.

Where is AOC?

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

tbh this guy has always been example #1 of how some people on the left would literally rather have Democrats lose, it's just interesting that he's now being so explicit about it.

[Yemisi Egbewole @yemisi]

Kenyan McDuffie is endorsed by Eric Holder, former Attorney General under Barack Obama.

DSA’s Janeese Lewis George is endorsed by Trayon White, who was expelled from the DC Council over federal bribery allegations.

The contrast tells you a lot.

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

Total disaster. It's another example of "good government" ideas backfiring.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Once again, beyond any question of scandal while the factional campaign succeeded in winning the primary it's something you want to pivot away from when you're running in a blue state against a Republican with a moderate reputation.

[Kenyan McDuffie @kenyanmcduffie]

🚨Endorsement Alert🚨

I’m proud to be endorsed by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States under President Barack Obama.

“Kenyan McDuffie served with me at the Department of Justice during my time as Attorney General under President Obama,” said Holder. “He demonstrated there the integrity, judgment and commitment to justice that have defined his career. On the DC Council, he has carried those values forward.”

I am deeply honored to have the support of General Holder, whose lifelong commitment to equal justice and the rule of law has been an inspiration to public servants across the country. As Mayor, I will bring that same commitment to make DC safer, more affordable and more accountable for every resident.

[Steve Schale @steveschale]

Twitter. It still isn’t real life.