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Unless you align with the left or you’re Tucker Carlson, there was essentially only one justification for backing an unqualified miscreant like Graham Platner in Maine. In essence, as long as Republicans control the Senate, the president will continue to enjoy nearly unfettered latitude to fill important federal vacancies with unqualified miscreants of his own.
