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Moraff was instrumental in getting Rep Lee to launch her first political campaign for PA state house in 2017. But by 2022 Lee banned him “from his previous leadership positions in her campaign & from even attending campaign events” and told ppl close to the campaign to stop communicating with him.

Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct ComplaintsCongresswoman Summer Lee barred Platner's strategist Daniel Moraff from her campaign after receiving sexual harassment complaints against him.paydayreport.com

The nuts don't fall far from the Bernie Rape Fantasy Sanders tree

I think Planter was a plant who would’ve flipped parties after election or worse a Fetterman.

Maybe we need to reexamine the “not all men” trope . . . ?

Birds of a feather.

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Maine Senate candidate's top strategist laughs at vetting process | Fox News VideoDan Moraff, top strategist for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, laughs when asked about the vetting process and admits they missed key information. Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley criticize...www.foxnews.com

listening to that man's squeaky voice talk about assault was all i needed to see he is also a predator. his smarmy greasy smiles and giggles and high strangled voice was such a tell

This tracks.

it’s always the ones you most expect

almost makes one lean #TeamVatGrown or #TeamBear

No wonder he didn't see Platner's bad deeds as a problem for his campaign. Hope this guy's career is toast.

Come ON

Birds of a feather.

Fine, so it’s done who’s looking like a good person and competent candidate?

When, finally, we get rid of the political consultants as the backbone of our politics, we will have a better nation

Well that tells you why Platner wasn't properly vetted.

No way, the dude who said it didn't matter that Platner was a sex crimer, is himself a sex crimer.

Well this explains a lot.

The Daily Show had it right - how did this joker become a kingmaker?

Men promoting their own gender candidates????? Questionable logic

Par for the Democratic Party course.

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Lol these people are doing more for the DSA than the DSA could ever do.

Almost as if political strategist and serial rapist share a large portion in the Venn diagram of manipulation.

🤦🏻‍♂️

the only surprising things was he was doing it to women and not men (I'm sorry, I heard the vocal fry and assumed).

So the creep who giggled when questioned about how he let rape claims slip past him is, in fact, as creepy as he comes off. He needs to fuck off into the sun.

Birds of a feather

2022? And no one sounded an alarm about it or that perhaps he should not be vetting anyone?!

These freaks need to get real jobs. (As fuel for volcanos)

Get these blackpilled bros out of the way

This is a great illustration of the term, "rape culture." It's not just one or two "bad apples," it's the entire culture.

Not at all surprised, but extremely disgusted.

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Damn.

"Wow I'm shocked" said exactly nobody.

Sex offender doesn't fall far from the tree

thank you for your reporting marisa <333 hope you're taking care of yourself

Quite the story.

i am more curious how did he get there than why did he leave

That interview from the thumbnail was like hearing a little habitual liar of a child being given a hundred opportunities to come clean but instead he’s trying to work up tears so they’ll quit asking him hard questions.

More red flags than a Comintern summit

This little shit stain sure has a punchable face, almost as punchy as JD’s

birds of a feather

Morning Joe made a fool of Dan this morning and his nitwit accomplice.

Rapists of a feather etc

This is an equally alarming story. bsky.app/profile/jude...

Men have somehow been able to let us all to believe that they are superior for work like politics because they are "less emotional" or something. But the men who are drawn to politics are, in general, just the worst. One of the best options we have for burning down the patriarchy is to elect women.

Okay, there's a pandemic. Of epic proportions. White, male supremacy and sexual abuse and violence. What can we do.

This tracks with reports that Graham Platner was warned by women working for him that his staff was generally unsafe/hostile to women.

Oh my god, these clowns are assholes too.

Can we give this guy an ankle monitor and a restraining order to stay the fuck away from any future Dem or progressive campaign?

Predators promoting predators. bsky.app/profile/mari...

So shocked by this…

Like attracts like. Disgusting that Platner and Moraff were allowed to get this far.

Good for Lee, bad for others who may have known this and ignored it...

So that was why he laughed about the vetting process. So nobody bothered to make a couple of calls about this guy, nobody bothered to speak up about it, and/or nobody cared. I'm inclined to say it was the last one.

Oh. FFS another rapey asshole. 🤦‍♀️ Do they ALL get into politics?

Fork found in kitchen.

I'm finding it difficult to resist speculating that there is a connection between Dan Moraff and John Fetterman, given the Western PA/Pittsburgh burbs angle. It may be nothing more than Fetterman's rise inspiring Moraff, but I hope investigative journalists on this story do a little digging there.

Wow it’s almost like these people know how to find each other Wonder why investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein wasn’t able to turn this up it’s almost like he didn’t give a fuck lol

Did Mike Elk get a scoop

let's see if we can drum him right out of the politics field

More Warning Signs Than at the Communist International Summit

this is fucking outstanding work

Again no matter what side of the isle rich scum is making decisions that is a detriment to all of us!

Any woman that saw that interview knew he wasn't safe to be around.

Oh. Well. Of course. Of course!

Again: this happened in 2022. Why are we hearing about it now, and not last fall?

Meanwhile THE PRESIDENT is a convicted criminal and rapist…. 🦗🦗🦗

Gee. Guy who appears to be a carbon copy in terms of behavior toward women and overall background minus time at war thought Platner was ideal. Then he goes on TV smirking about his own work. Gross man. Gross decisions. Maybe time Mr. Entitled got the boot.

Moraff is an operative paid to sabotage progressives. That’s Schumer and probably also helped by Republicans. Get him out

Don Moraff. Don't spit. 🤣 bsky.app/profile/cweb...

It's always misogyny. It's endemic across the whole country.

Birds of a feather…

The cavelier attitude of him and his partner when discussing this? Their laughter? Not helpful.

Our collective <shocked face> Birds of a feather, flock together and Moraff and Platner were predators,” said one woman, who says she was sexually harassed while working to elect Congresswoman Lee.

Coolcoolcool

Do these guys just have a secret Rapist Rolodex for networking

SA offenders stick together.

Not just the strategist for Platner but seeing the person who wrote this writing about the strategist for Platner...this feels like a whole layered lasagna of bad.

No wonder mine and others' IMMEDIATE reaction to this creep was

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What an epic shit show. And for such a critical contest no less. I really hope this isn’t a sign of things to come for Democrats. Tbc - I’m a progressive on many issues. And I want to see the Dem Est dismantled. But Platner was never a good idea - even apart from the tattoo and sexual claims. Nope.

Whole nest of them

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We have become so desperate for change, yet the fault lies in our lack of knowledge of what makes good leadership. Read the book "The Starfish & the Spider".

Wow - three. Gross

I talked to someone who is active in Pennsylvania politics and asked if Moraff really recruited Summer Lee. They said point blank: "Summer recruited Summer."

And the Dems kept him around?

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It’s men. It’s ALWAYS MEN. Even the worst of the MAGA congresswoman weren’t dropping like flies because of sexual misconduct (beyond cheating or diddling in the theater). If congress=tree and men committing sexual misconduct=apples, you couldn’t step a foot under the tree without being hit.

Jordan Wood should challenge this putz to a fist fight.

It’s always the one’s you most suspect.

No wonder he didn’t see Platner’s history of SV as disqualifying.

The vetters need to be vetted

Why is this just coming out? So many secrets coming out after the damage has been done.

SHOCKING. NOT. Tell Bernie. Oh wait. time.com/5490813/bern...

Ex Bernie Sanders Staffers Write Letter About 'Harassment and Violence' in 2016Two dozen of Sen. Bernie Sanders' former staffers have signed a letter discussing "sexual harassment and violence on the 2016 campaign."time.com

Marisa I’m glad you’re going to report on this bc while I appreciate the coverage by Payday Report, it’s incredibly dismissive of (and misrepresents) NYT’s reporting. I hope they update their account to reflect that *three* women alleged abusive behavior not just the one Republican they say.

Great - birds of a feather

Moraff said in his defense: “People do not want their campaign managers grown in vats. They want campaign managers who are real human beings, and they want managers who do not look and sound like the vat-grown people who’ve been leading campaigns off a cliff for the last century, and that was me.”

We need to just keep dragging this guy until he shuffles off into oblivion.

Rapists all the way down. Shocker.

Birds of a feather recommend other birds like them... Grrrr.

Misogyny on the left is just as bad as on the right. From Bernie bros to proud boys, it never ends.

This creep needs to never ever work in politics again. What the fuck.

Alarming but also expected when we rely on candidates chosen by party machines, their paid consultants, or even ones self-selected. Candidates from organizations that have worked with social movements to improve our lives, those with longstanding connections with others in struggle have been vetted.

Since 2023 I have learned: Consultants aren’t vetting. Legislators aren’t vetting. Groups like Vote Vets, Moms Demand Action, and Planned Parenthood aren’t vetting. But they’re doing a lot of endorsing and it’s hurting Dems at the ballot boxes in places where flips have a chance of happening.

bros gonna bro 😑

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Damaged right out of the box.

This story's plot twist has Moraff attending Yale Law School. [CORRECTION] Yale Law is obligatory in these stories, not a plot twist.

Thanks for reporting on this.

Purge the entire consultant class from the party.

Well there’s some vetting for you. Would please put some women in charge who have a conscience?

I 100% believe this story but ridiculous that it’s Mike Elk Reporting just an ouroboros of awful men.

Omg.

If cringe had a voice, it'd be this guy's youtube.com/shorts/Nt6Ni...

The political strategists that found Graham PlatnerYouTube video by Dave Jorgensonyoutube.com

The Disgusting Brothers

As a Pittsburgher: this needed to be reported, but the man reporting this is also a well-known abuser/harasser in labor and journalism circles. Please don’t allow Mike Elk another attempt to launder his reputation after causing harm to women, me included. My anxiety spikes anytime I see his name.

They need to switch parties.

Explains why he was drawn to Platner. For him being a sex pest (or worse) was a feature, not a bug.

Who vets the vetters?

Birds of a feather.

Predators "R" Us

It looks like we need a whole new system!! I don’t want to vote for them but they keep inserting themselves into elections. Maybe only women run for parliament? That is an absurd notion but I cannot think of anything else

HE IS NOT ONE OF US! DECEPTION! DISGRACE! youtu.be/B1yO4S07b9o?...

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You dont say….

Certain types tend to flock together.

will you look at that

it’s all cis males

By “alarming,” you mean “completely predictable?”

"Graham, I like you. you've got that indefinable something. You remind me a lot of me, and I think you should run for Senate"

So far it's up to a turducken of shitfuckery bsky.app/profile/jude...

Omg….

Moraff and Katz should be barred from ever having anything to do with politics

Moraff & Fan should be shunned from any further involvement in politics

Who is vetting the vetters? Oh, never mind, nobody is getting vetted. Shame on Dems party.

Birds of a perverted feather flock together

Who vets the 'political stategist' and who da fuck pays them? 🤔

Men are pigs.

Jesus fucking Christ!!! What the fuck is wrong with men???? Get it together assholes!

Vet the vetters

Sexual harassment by anyone is bad. But sexual harassment by THIS DUDE IN PARTICULAR... the thought makes my skin crawl.

Rapists stick together. Just ask Trump.

pikachu shocked face

Oh that “vat-grown candidate” interview starting to make sense.

this guy? does he even know where his dick is? guess anything is possible, here's to never hearing about the scumbag again

Well, well, well

infuriating we talking about platner and dems as the country is sinking into hell

Men are the worst.

Thank you for posting this.

Fucking yuck. After watching that interview with him we knew something was really not okay with this prick.

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Whoah.

Takes one to know one?

There are over 300 million Americans. Do ya think we can find candidates that aren’t sexual predators?

Is this the guy who was talking about vat people in the wsj interview

Can you hand me that nail please? No, the longer one. Yes, thanks. And the hammer? Appreciate it. Step around to that side and let me know to stop when you can see the nail start protruding out the other ear

Never trusted Dan Moraff’s shit-eating grin. “Who among us hasn’t . . . “ indeed!

Dirtbags gonna gravitate to other dirtbags.

did he barely vet Platner or did he like what he saw

Rapists picking Rapists! GTFOH.

Eesh. You would think that it would be just the most basic possible vetting to check whether a political candidate is a creep to women, but apparently not... :|

Everything about that Platner deal had a bad smell from the beginning. Why were the red flags either ignored or deemed acceptable? Because he's a Democrat??? We should move forward & focus but also try to understand that phenomenon & prevent it in future campaigns. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh, so he DID vet Platner after all, to confirm he was an assault bro.

Lack of accountability strikes again! People spoke up and were effectively silenced. This man should be nowhere near the public. Plenty of people live quiet lives after causing this much damage to the public. He could consider becoming a hermit (crab, since it’s Maine)?

He seems to be ... quite the match for Pl*tner bsky.app/profile/nied...

Is there some club these sexual abusers belong to like the Masons or some shit?

He instantly creeped me out when I saw that interview the pic is from. He gives off strong Renfield vibes. He might as well have snagged a fly right out of the air and munched it in the middle of one of his responses.

Well... with that voice?! How could women not be all hot and bothered by McLovin the Wonder Years over here?! 🫣🤣🤷‍♂️

Reporting by Mike Elk… I now have additional concerns.

SA birds of a feather...

It is almost like there are a massive number of silver spoon brats who think they are entitled to abuse women.

Color me shocked.

yikes 😮

That voice... who speaks like that?

what a shock

"well well well, if it isn't the non-consensual blowjob brothers..."

I hope he never works again.

So you’re saying the Democratic Party is just a cluster fuck of shit bags

"he looked okay to me"

It just gets worse!!!

I’m pretty sure “political strategist” should be viewed as trustworthy as “snake oil salesman”, “con man” or “Trump owned anything”.

Is it just a coincidence that every sexual criminal in the U.S knows every other one.

birds of a feather

really want to know how they came to select Platner in the first place, on what criteria what was his whole coaching process like, because it seems like they very quickly realized he was a messy fuckup if they didn't already know, and basically created a persona for him out of nothing

Whoever could have seen this coming?

Which you can practically smell wafting off this guy if you had the misfortune of seeing that video of him casually dismissing any connection to decency re Platner.

Since i have open this app i have no messages bored

Yikes on bikes

It's sex crimes all the way down.