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You remember-- You remember Graham Platner, the Senate candidate who had a Nazi tattoo, a cheating scandal, and tons of offensive Reddit posts?

REPORTER: Overnight, in the most closely watched Senate race in the nation, Maine Democrat Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign coming to a dramatic end.

Most people think democracies are dying when they see things like this: angry protests, bitter partisanship, culture wars, scandals, and contested elections.