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‘White men get to fail’: Graham Platner collapse illuminates toxic double standard in US politics

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Expectations that prioritize privileged identities keep women and people of color from even running for office Since Kamala Harris’s defeat to Donald Trump in 2024, Democrats have chased candidates who exude an ever-elusive “authenticity”.

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