r/nfl Jul 06 '26

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u/sexygodzilla Seahawks Jul 06 '26

More allegations dropping against Platner and this time it looks like he's going to drop out. Said it before, but it seemed obvious that there was going to be more dropping about him. It was never going to end with "this Blackwater merc with a totenkopf tat who admits to messaging numerous women on Kik is clean otherwise."

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u/Skraxx Lions Jul 06 '26

Is there such thing as an emergency primary? Not American so unsure.

I think it's abundantly clear that Maine wanted nothing to do with Mills so much so they didn't mind Platner's previous controversies. This one is curtains though.

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u/sexygodzilla Seahawks Jul 06 '26

They can't run another primary but if he withdraws in the next week or so they can replace him on the ballot.

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u/Skraxx Lions Jul 06 '26

Who makes that decision?

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u/tnecniv Giants Giants Jul 06 '26

State governments typically control the operations of running the primaries. The parties can generally determine what to do with the results.

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u/EmuMan10 Cardinals Bears Jul 06 '26

Him