Dan Pfeiffer

Just you cannot do that.

And Plattner is a good candidate.

Right.

People want change.

He represented change.

She represented the status quo.

The Schumer endorsement was a big problem for her.

He endorsed her and then was immediately asked questions about, would you support Schumer for leader?

And she didn't answer the question.

She said, I haven't decided yet.

Well, no one buys that because Schumer endorsed her and recruited her into the race.

So even if she really felt that way, that was just hard for people to believe, especially when Plattner was saying, I will not vote for Schumer.

And so this is where we are.

Now we need Grant Plattner to win.

Susan Collins, there is no path to the majority without this.

without Maine, like we absolutely have to win Maine.

In 2020, Susan Collins outperformed Donald Trump by 18 points.

Biden, she won by nine points.

And Biden won by nine points, which is like just that level of crossover voting in 2020, in the 2020s is unheard of.

And so she's a very tough candidate.