{"id":4710,"date":"2026-07-17T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:39:33","slug":"dem-trans-activist-vying-to-replace-candidate-graham-platner-for-senate-goes-viral-over-absurd-debate-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4710","title":{"rendered":"Dem trans activist vying to replace candidate Graham Platner for Senate goes viral over absurd debate answer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A\u00a0trans intersex activist vying to replace disgraced Maine Senate wannabe Graham Platner as the Dem Party candidate\u00a0has gone viral\u00a0for their absurd answer about their qualifications in a debate Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Loopy longshot Ashley Webb gave a bizarre rambling response when asked by a moderator what qualifies them for the top office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ran for office several times. Didn\u2019t win, but I did run,\u2019\u2019 the Democrat chuckled.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then I\u2019m a songwriter, and then I write my own books, and then I suppose my transparency,\u2019\u2019 Webb said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t lie to the people, and I wouldn\u2019t deceive the people like we\u2019re being deceived right now. Like we get lied\u2026 smoke and mirrors.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike what\u2019s going on with ICE\u2026 Pretending like these victims did something wrong. Like it\u2019s unacceptable,\u2019\u2019 said Webb, who was wearing a black and pink flowered dress with white and pink sneakers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd I suppose the biggest thing is like I\u2019m just an angry citizen right now, and if I\u00a0get elected, I\u2019d be an angry senator.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think that would probably be their worst nightmare,\u201d Webb said.<\/p>\n

The clip of Webb\u2019s cringe-worthy response during the debate had more than 750,000 views on X and rising Friday.<\/p>\n

Platner\u2019s campaign infamously imploded when he\u00a0was forced out of the race\u00a0earlier this month amid rape and other serious sexual-abuse allegations, sending his already-beleaguered party into turmoil.<\/p>\n

There are now 12 candidates, including Webb, seeking to replace him when the party convenes at the end of the month to nominate someone for the November election against incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins.<\/p>\n

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The other Dem hopefuls range from Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to the founder of the Maine Beer Company, Dan Kleban and \u201cwriter\/actor\u2019\u2019 Kristina Libby,\u00a0according to local WMTW.<\/p>\n

Platner, a scruffy-looking once-popular oyster farmer, had said the party needs an outsider \u2014 but maybe not quite \u201coutside\u2019\u2019 as Webb, observers mused.<\/p>\n

\u201cSurely you can\u2019t be serious\u2026 ,\u201d\u00a0conservative politico Dave Rubin wrote on X, referring to Webb\u2019s debate performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another person quipped, \u201cSounds like part of the script from Napoleon Dynamite!\u201d referring to the 2004 cult-classic flick about a wacky kid running for high-school class president.<\/p>\n

Someone else sniped, \u201cPure twilight zone. What are these answers???\u201d<\/p>\n

Webb,\u00a0asked in a Dem voter-guide questionnaire\u00a0why they are running, responded, \u201cThis nomination process began because Mainers organized, showed up, and demanded a candidate who would actually fight for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI intend to build directly on that energy, not replace it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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