No. They no longer have the right to put turbines in the water there. Might be able to do it in state waters where California is talking about an offshore wind deployment.

The point is that it doesn’t make sense to give up on doing the right thing here. It does make sense to market it better and reach more people

A big chunk of the right wing press sold “reality” TV image as real

Power generally flows in the other direction. State Democratic Parties choose DNC members, though the exact process varies a lot from state to state.

It’s the state Democratic party that decided. That neither the people as a whole nor the DNC.

I’m pretty sure the plan is the have no investigation whatsoever.

Oil industry profits would fall. And they’re the ones paying bribes

It’s a gift link. If JavaScript is on, and you don’t remove the gift token that’s addsd during the redirect, access is free. Have verified on my end

Some, like Kennedy, are pretty clear about eugenist views

The CDC used to track a whole bunch of diseases so that we could intervene and limit their spread. They did this for some, typically food-borne causes of diarrhea

They’re effective when we don’t put criminals in charge.

The DNC has no real power to tell state parties what to do in a situation like this. In point of fact, their members are largely chosen by the state parties.

Link is not broken for me. The redirect picks up a gift token which makes access free for people with JavaScript enabled

If Schumer made all the decisions somehow, we would have had Mills and not Platner. He may well apply pressure. But the decision is literally not his to make

It’s the Maine state Democratic Party which holds the power here, not them

There are at least three Democrats who poll well enough to stand a chance. I do not claim any insight into who will be chosen

That’s what happens when you depend on voters who have values

He has to actually withdraw though. If Platner stays in the race, he’s the Democrat on the ballot

Per the NYT

Graham Platner can be replaced as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine if he withdraws from the race by next Monday, and state law would then give the state Democratic Party until July 27 to name a replacement.

It’s possible to replace him if he drops out of the race in the next few days. I suspect a decent replacement would stand a better chance at winning the election.