Trans Candidate to Replace Platner Vowed Not to Deceive, Then a Hilariously Glowed-Up Memoir Pic Surfaced

Last night’s Maine Democratic Senate debate to replace Graham Platner was a train wreck. Don't believe me? Feel free to check out this excellent rundown by my colleague, Nick Arama.

Keep in mind that this not only looked like a train wreck, but it comes with the realization that this crop of misfit toys has only surfaced after the Democrats' previous muse, an accused rapist with a Nazi tattoo and an unhealthy fascination with portapotties, was forced out of the race.

Among the new group was one candidate, Ashley Webb, who believes some of the best qualifications for serving in the Senate are writing songs and books.

Oh, and transparency ... I guess?

"I wouldn't lie to the people, and I wouldn't deceive the people like we are being deceived right now," Webb said.

MODERATOR: "What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?"

Maine Democrat Ashley Webb: "I'm a songwriter and I write my own books." pic.twitter.com/csMIFkmt4Q
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 17, 2026

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Now, it'd be easy to launch that softball off the tee and into outer space by starting with the fact that some might consider it an obvious deception taking place before their eyes, but let's not go for the low-hanging fruit here. (Or lack thereof).

What is remarkable here is that the George Washington-esque inability to lie took all of seconds to crumble on social media when promotions for Webb's memoir resurfaced.

Actually, I should point out that it's "more than just a memoir—it's a spark." As stated in the Amazon listing.

The transgender Democrat running in the crowded replacement field has been promoting her memoir, "I Am Ashley", with an AI-generated image of a much younger, glamorized woman that bears almost no resemblance to the candidate.

And by "almost no resemblance," I mean "absolutely no resemblance."

To quote Agent 86, Maxwell Smart, Webb "missed it by that much."

You can find a slew of these images on the "I am Ashley" Facebook page. They all look relatively the same. And they all look nothing like the person they are meant to portray.

Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger are closer to being actual twins than Webb is to the person in the memoir.

This man, who uses the name “Ashley” Webb, is running to replace Graham Platner as the Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. pic.twitter.com/VgvMl1wVjL
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 17, 2026

Some might offer a defense of the images, suggesting Webb is simply writing about a character that is more representative than anything else. To that, I say nonsense.

The book is not only marketed in the "Biographies & Memoirs" section, but the title itself includes a sub-header which reads: "A True Story of Growing up Trans in a World That Said I Couldn't be Her."

I'm not quite sure what "world" Webb lives in, but it's not one within light-years of Earth, and it's certainly not one that dabbles in true stories.

Do you know who's absolutely stoked that this person is a candidate for the Democrat Party running for a very high-profile seat? The GOP, who definitely wants to see more of the train wreck we all saw last night.

📣LIKE THIS POST if you believe @CNN & @bangordailynews should invite ALL of the candidates who participated in last night's Maine debate to take the stage again next week.

Voters deserve to hear more from Ashley Webb! https://t.co/U2NGcYr5by
— Natalie Baldassarre (@N_Baldassarre) July 17, 2026

Indeed, voters deserve to see the real crop of candidates Democrats had waiting on the bench. The ones that were so bad that they clung to Platner for dear life, despite his never-ending sea of scandal.

Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.

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