'F---ING IDIOTS': Top female operatives torch Platner enablers as rape allegation rocks Dem campaign

Tanden, the CEO of the Center for American Progress, a center-left think tank that had deep ties to the Biden and Obama administrations, has been critical of Platner for months.

In addition to calling for his removal, Tanden and Watts are also strongly cautioning the party about its next move as the state nears the Nov. 3 general election.

"I thought, here's a man who was drunk and who, by dictionary definition, raped me. And he's blaming drunk women," Racicot said. "So, I just felt like that was a very odd take to have on that. And I also feel like, with all of the comments that he made about women, sexual assault, rape, even, um, you know, the comments that he had made that was in The New York Times article about, you know, threatening people with rape, like, why does this person have this issue, like scattered throughout their life, throughout their commentary, like it's on their mind?"

Platner has denied the allegations, calling them "troubling, serious, and false."

"So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins," Platner says in the video. "Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today."

Watts, who has grown in prominence through advocacy with her gun control organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, immediately highlighted the story, criticizing party figures who, in her view, had blown past warning signs about Platner's behavior.

She began striking out against letting someone like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., handpick an alternative.

Notably, Sanders dropped his endorsement of Platner on Tuesday and called on Platner to drop out of the race.

"So no, we're not going to pick this f------ guy," Watts wrote in another post, highlighting Progressive Victory's statement on Jackson.

Tanden also hinted at her disapproval at the idea of swapping Platner out with another up-and-coming progressive.

"Maybe the people who got us into this mess should take a beat on the right path for the future. And I say that with the utmost respect to Ro Khanna," Tanden said, highlighting a post from Khanna that noted Jackson's achievements just hours after the news about Platner had broken.