David Axelrod: My Guess Is That Platner’s Replacement ‘Will Generally Reflect Progressive Thinking on a Lot of Issues’

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AXELROD: “Yeah, it‘s a really good question. I think that, you know, from their perspective, they‘ve built a movement, for a progressive movement in that state and that he won the primary overwhelmingly. And therefore, the candidate should reflect his positioning on issues. I think the state committee has a different view, which is that, yes, people should be involved. There should be broader representation than just 100 people who are elected to a state committee to make this decision. And I guess the solution they‘ve arrived at is a convention at which 600 people, you know, who are elected from all over the state will make that decision. My guess is that the candidate who they arrive at will generally reflect progressive thinking on a lot of issues, because there was an overwhelming consensus in the state, whether it‘s exactly the person who Graham Platner wants to be the nominee. It seems to be Troy Jackson, the former state Senate president, who was his candidate for governor.”