You go!

imagine that

all the pearl clutching is truly nauseating ...

Thank you for getting out the vote. THAT is the most important thing.

has now been put to rest.

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What a beautiful state and great people.

We have been going through the same in CA with the Governor. Less than a month ago there were numerous posts about Jungle Primary, we are going to have two Republicans on the ballot, blah, blah, blah. As of today it is much more likely that it will be two Dems. Will be shocked if two Rs get through.

It is very hard to understand local politics unless you have lived it, learned it.

With so many candidates running and dividing the vote, I've been very woried that 2 rethugs might get the most votes. I trust California voters.

I would probably vote for the devil to get rid of Susan Collins. Graham Platner's not the devil. He's a flawed human being, like the rest of us. Do I like some of his behavior? No. Will I vote for him? Yes! Anything to replace Susan who pledged to serve only two terms. She's long outstayed her welcome.

who then helped overturn Roe vs Wade. No one should ever forget this.

Thanks for the reminder!

Im really confused how anyone thinks that despite the fact nazi tattoo and the online posts didn't really even dent his campaign, some sexting is supposed to suddenly end him?

However the sexting certainly won't help Platner. I'm so disappointed that this has come up. This is such a crucial seat for dems. Collins needs to go. No doubt Collins will exploit the Platner sexting while she ignores Trump's abuse of women..

Vote for whoever you want.

Thanks for a reaction from someone who actually lives in the state!

for wasting everyone's time by offering opinion - on the more recent Platner news, and candidacy.
And, yeah - you kinda' had that beat down coming.

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Nt.

is whatever you say. I do not care.

But if he turns out to be another Fetterman or Swallwell, all Dems stand to lose this badly needed seat.

I can't believe how many people think that sending inappropriate text messages is equivalent to what Swallwell or Trump actually did to women.

Crickets....

Are you exactly the same person that you were 25 years ago? Same everything? Or have you grown? Are there any texts in your background that don't reflect who you are today?

I'm 2 states over and don't have a dog in that fight, but in my mind, you can either get Machiavellian or get Susan Collins. Your choice. Which is it?

25 years ago I was drowning in an abusive marriage and now I'm not so no, I'm not the same person I was 25 years ago.

As a woman I don't have the luxury of making crude disgusting comments then given a shrug and forgiveness from middle aged frat boys who laugh it all off as, "Boys will be boys!" and have an excuse for absolutely everything when my white male entitled ass wants a Senate seat.

You demand my "choice?" Misogynistic "Machiavellian" fucks like rape apologists are actively stealing my choices. I'm sick of being threatened for MY OPINION.

Throw him a kegger in a Portland strip club when he wins the nomination . Bros before hos! Yeah!

Many times in my life and career I've had to eat half a shit sandwich or the whole shit sandwich. No other choice. One or the other. Generally, I choose half. With the fate of the Republic on the line, this is no time to be a purist.

Let's stay out of other peoples' marriages, shall we?

disgusting

... and speech is not violence. The very concerned Sen. Collins must be shown the door.

The pearl clutchers in our party would say that was disqualifying.

survivors some time.

Redefining words in the dictionary? The fact that many emotional abusers turn violent? The fact that escaping emotional abuse is still valid? Seriously, what are we talking about?

Or they are tepid centrists that find the Democrats at fault over everything.

when they fawned over incompetent Bush while they trashed Al Gore at every turn.

The ‘80s I mean. I was a child, but I don’t remember them doing much critical of Reagan.

The only written record of just how pro W anti Gore the media was can be found in the archives of the online blog The Daily Howler.

Early voting began weeks ago.

You know Maine better than the out of state carpetbaggers and the pro rethug media

Governor, both House seats and Senate are on the ballot.

I can't imagine that any active Democrat is going to sit home.

I don't know who is pushing that but I wouldn't worry about it.

If anything the Republicans are probably crying because their bill to stop children from playing sports in school is off the ballot and they thought that was their "ballot candy" as one Maine rightwinger called it.

…”What the hell were you thinking? It’s ok if you want to drive over a cliff, but not with us in the back seat!”

He's the naughty boy in the family, but he's our boy. And we think he'll do what needs to be done in the Senate.

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I have posted before that this is Maine's call, not anyone else's, and I still stand by that. The uproar is getting ridiculous. The rest of us need to get our noses out of Maine's business and let you all do your job. I will be cheering you on from now through November. Go, Maine!

Stay strong!

she was one of the first to stand up to Trump this term
She said I will see you in court and she won
Not sure why she was dismissed in this election

She suspended, didn't end it entirely.

It's also ranked choice vote so it's anybody's guess as to who will win the primary. There are a few others running, all of them are more qualified than the guy will the tattoo.

Just have to wait until we're done counting votes.

Janet Mills is still a candidate for US Senate on the ballot and she reminded people today that they can still vote for her in the June 9th primary. I believe Platner will still win the primary nomination, despite the sexting and all his other faux pas, but there are a lot Dems and Independents (unenrolled voters) who just are not progressive and don’t trust Platner or his message. I call them stick up there a _ _ es Democrats who think they know it all and will doom us to another Collins term in the senate because they’re afraid of change!

Maines business, not somebody from Paducah.

And I'll work on Ohio. Go Sherrod!!!

Probably through 3rd parties they fund and instigate.

These days, I bet more than 75% of the money in our national politics (POTUS, Senate, House and maybe Governors) comes from hostile foreign actors and billionaires that have no allegiance to any country.

A group of international billionaires with no national allegiance. I wonder who they could be.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Jewish_conspiracy

Also, do you know that most of the money comes from AIPAC or are you just throwing out stereotypes with any proof?

AIPAC has a network of front organizations they fund. They have been doing this at least since the 1980s and have gone into hyperdrive since Citizens United.

It is well documented.

Why should any foreign entity be allowed to spend a penny lobbying our politicians or buying our elections?

Not one penny. I don't care if it is bonesaw, putin, Xi, Kim or AIPAC. They are all hostile foreign actors trying to use our democracy against us to achieve their own aims.

Collins needs to be retired!

Link to tweet

Plenty of disengaged voters are fine with Nazis. This why is he's going to win. The misinformation war cuts into Susan Collins' base, not Democrats.

Democrats see through this shit.

Republicans see this shit and are like, "Cool, I like"

Sending money to Platner because of your comment. Well done.

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Mainers have been sensible enough to change to ranked choice.
There are 3 Democratic Primary candidates listed on the ballot.
Mainers can rank others in the primary above Platner, and express displeasure that way WITHOUT throwing the election to Collins.
Thank Maine for leading the way with ranked choice voting.

Murphy said he hadn’t followed the texting story as closely as others but said Platner was still the best opponent for incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

“Graham Platner is somebody who served our country, he’s served his community; he’s also made mistakes and he’s admitted that,” Murphy said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country. And this race is going to be a contrast between somebody who has put his life on the line for this country, against somebody who is literally empowering the moral hollowing-out of our nation from the White House,” the lawmaker added.


https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5903805-murphy-backs-platner-senate-race/]

I really hope he runs.

so what, those people vote for a man like Trump.

They get paid to stir up feces. Sometimes they swing elections which makes their masters very happy. Good luck getting rid of the concerned one , we deserve better as a country.

Those of us who, for decades, have had to suffer the milquetoast attitude of the non-fighting democrats who have moved further and further away from the party of FDR. Now we're getting a new generation of democrats running who mirror our more liberal attitudes...those of us who believe that more of the taxes we pay should go back to we, the people, and who aren't swayed into conservative democratic policies by name-calling (socialist, liberal extremist, etc).

I think Graham Platner, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Mamdani in New York are leading the way for the future of our party to be ruled by the people, and not by the corporations, and I totally welcome them!

Thank you for donating to Graham Platner!! He's the perfect candidate to help Susan Collins into her long-overdue retirement.

...with 12k+ posts here, I have a sneaky suspicion that you (and everyone within the sound of your voice) are going to be putting Collins in the Former Senator club.

This household and every one I know is voting for Graham. If you want a few good chuckles, look no further than the paper of record’s comment section, Portland Press Herald, under any Platner article. Heads are exploding.

Are gate keepers. Their main job is to protect conventional wisdom.

We had a similar issue down here. Without going into details and pissing folks off, we collectively voted for the guy we thought could win. With the situation right now, with MAGA having lost their minds and putting an adjudicated sex offender in the presidency, we need to get republicans out in any way we can.

You vote you. 🇺🇸

From opining on Maine-centric issues (for example).

I'm from PA, but I don't mind criticism of Fetterman from non-residents. I know that wouldn't include you; I'm just making a general observation.

Yet she is and allows herself to be erroneously called a moderate. How I wish Olympia Snowe had stayed on and Suzie Q had kept her promise of two terms. She well beyond her shelf life.

"Maine representatives' record of supporting pro-democracy measures

Rep. Chellie Pingree was the only member of Congress in Maine to support all 13 measures, according to a national Common Cause analysis.

Pingree was the only Maine leader to receive a perfect score, voting in favor of or co-sponsoring all 13 bills that Common Cause tracked for representatives. She was one of 117 lawmakers nationwide that received perfect scores.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, who often does not vote along party lines, supported nine of the 13 measures. Sen. Angus King, and independent, supported 7 of 10 measures Common Cause tracked for senators while Collins, who supported none of the 10 measures in the Senate, was the only member of Congress in New England to score zero."

https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/09/sen-collins-earns-failing-grade-in-national-pro-democracy-scorecard/

I wasn't even awake there was a third candidate running till someone here brought him up a couple of weeks ago. He doesn't seem very separated from Platner on issues and has been in government already, yet he seems to be totally invisible.

https://mainemorningstar.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-democratic-primary/