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Turns out, like a lot of populists, it was as much about him as it was the movement he tried to represent. Unless his team were mere babes in the woods, they had to know this kind of scrutiny was coming. It's as old as politics itself no matter how whiny he gets about "outside forces" coming after him. That's simply how politics works and you'd best be ready for it. Can't stand the heat? Get out of the kitchen. Better yet, if you've got baggage that just isn't defensible and can't be spun, don't get in the damn kitchen in the first place.

What a waste that solid vetting could have caught before Maine Dems got into this damn mess. But then there's Swalwell. Of anyone who should have known, if it can be found out and made public it will be found out and made public, it's Eric Swalwell. The more high profile the race, the greater the probability. At least Platner's a neophyte vs. a multi-term congress critter who should have known better.