"And with that past has come a slow, consistent drip of negative headlines..."

Promoted and endlessly fed to us by a few folks here seemingly determined to undermine the efforts of Democrats in Maine.

But hey, we can always hope Collins becomes more like Massie 🙄

Both Sanders and Warren had a closed door meet with him. They want to know if anything else would come out. These are two very progressive Senators (one is mine and I adore them) that endorsed him on day 1 and THEY HAVE CONCERNS and so should we all.

I see what you did and there really isn't any reason to diss me for feeling uncomfortable with Platner.

And always the moronic conspiracy theory about CENTRIST ESTABLISHMENT .

I'd like someone to actually type the words without laughing: Democrats want Collins to win and Republicans to control the Senate because .... because ... something about money (bribed by billionaires, corporations, oligarchs) and how the old establishment centrists despise and fear progressives.

So, Democrats are going to all the trouble of pulling off a complicated conspiracy theory for decades, why exactly? If it's money, what are Democrats spending it on? Where are their private jets and private islands and numerous houses? If nobody is going to explain it, then they shouldn't keep littering DU with it. If the goal is to give me headaches, success!

I'm following this Graham Platner thing from a long distance with some interest. I haven't seen any conspiracy theories about the centre of the party, so could you explain what it is?

Also, I did do some reading up on the two-party system and found out only having two parties is what's resulted in the Democratic Party being such a big bus stretching from the left to the right of LW politics. And there's a lot of bickering between the different factions. Right now I'm thinking there should be far less bickering and far more focus on the real issue, which is Trump and his gang of butt-licking cronies destroying US democracy and ransacking what belongs to the American people.

And tbh I think there should be a multiparty parliamentary system in the US like there is in the UK and Australia. There's different factions in the Labor Party, but it seems to work better in the US. The only time I think I've felt revulsion is when Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil went into Parliament as a Labor MP instead of going with the Greens, who were much more reflective of his views. Enough waffling, but no-one who's been attacking Platner has been explaining what the alternative options are, so they do come across as just attacking and smearing. The primary is in a few days so hopefully this won't be an issue then

Their candidates would not personally attack those who have a different view.

This is still the primary. I'm a Team player, I don't take my ball and go home in the GE.

Condescending disrespect for the crime of disagreeing.

But we're going to win and we're going to start fixing things.

many! But the main thing is electing a Dem.. I cast my personal feelings aside.

They are at times. However, no one should be writing opinion pieces talking behind our backs, so to speak. We are part of a community here and we agree to disagree at times.

EarlG even commented today about debating prior to an election.

The Maine primary is Tuesday.

And after, solidarity.


The primary, that is.

however, that is not exactly what is being said in some of these threads.

Wherever we stand during the primary.

...just like we needed it during Hillary's Presidential race. We needed that seat as much if not more than as we do this one.

Actually, if everyone coalesced behind the primary winner back then we would not be in this situation, however that is water under the dam, it was a long, long time ago.

Do you remember the well know names that left DU after the primary, Manny Goldstein, WillieT, Rhett O Rick and many others. They formed Jack Pine Radicals, a Hillary and Democratic hate site. Turns out all the decades Manny was here, he was a Repub. If you have ever served in MIRT, Willy keeps trying to come back. Rhett was banned after calling Hillary a 'cunning stunt'.

Fact, we need to pull it together and try to straighten things out and THAT is going to take a hell of a long time to achieve. The damage trump has been caused is going to take decades to repair and sadly I don't think we will ever be a world leader again. Our allies no longer trust us, rightly so.

I feel it in my bones. We are in for a very good election that will give us the opportunity to address forces internal and external that have kept us from real progress.

masquerading here. The anti-Democrat messaging was just perfect for them, and I’m seeing it again.

All I’ve heard of Platner, he is an ex-Republican turned Independent. Someone posted video of him talking to a Trump voter and Platner understood why people voted for Trump and Bernie, but was anti Democrat. Why wouldn’t he just run as an Independent, then? Maine likes their Independents, as we see in Angus King. Why run in a party you constantly badmouth? Just be a warrior and run as an Independent. What’s he afraid of?

Great reminders, she.

I'm not a Mainer and I can't vote there, but it's disrespectful to those who are to tear apart the very likely Democratic candidate. I've read over and over from a variety of posters over the years that these kind of discussions only serve to "suppress the vote," sometimes coming from those who now are most vocal about their distaste. Everybody knows the issues and in a few days, thankfully, Mainers will decide. The motives of people continuing to rip on him at this point seem questionable and I can't help but wonder what the purpose is.

And support for "more like Massie" makes, in my opinion, zero sense if it's coming from a Democrat but as you know, one of the joys of being here is our diversity.

Enjoy the day.

You:

concerns makes me anti-progressive. The judgment and behavior of candidates is important, and these accusations raise questions about Platner.

Hayes looked like he was trying to swallow rotten fish through the whole interview. We had to get up and walk around before we started throwing things at Chris...who was formerly one of my favorite pundits. Not anymore after that hit job.

This is nothing but a very powerful top 3% moneyed interests and power hungry establishment that is terrified of the power shifting to the people. But people on both sides of the carefully crafted divided country are wondering why we pay taxes and don't get a whole lot more out of them, instead of wars, and slush funds and tax breaks for the wealthy, and a military that is playing with bombs that get blown out of the sky by a plastic drone....not because we didn't have the capability and the technology, but because some military weapons company made more money buying politicians and selling politicians on the bombs instead of the drones.

Platner, Abdul El-Sayed, Zoran Mamdani and other progressive democratic socialists are bringing back the FDR attitude, and there are too many people who have made themselves very comfortable, and well financed, by running away from FDR type government.

Two very PROGRESSIVE Senators that had a closed-door meeting with Platner. Both endorsed him. They obviously are very troubled with what has come out and wanted to know if there was anything else they should worry about. Both their reputations are at stake here.

Chris? He did just fine in that interview and had not swallowed any rotten fish unless...oh, never mind. i will leave it at that.

For all you know, they may have closed-door meetings once a month. After all, Bernie and Elizabeth Warren are amazing people who I doubt would descend into doing great examples of Puritans and obsessing over sexting...

Don't blame the media for that.

team’s request and before the sexting info.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/platner-senate-democrats-washington-meeting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n1A.PsG8.vRU__N0KZPOt&smid=nytcore-ios-share]

Then you say, "Man I'm really uncomfortable with that tattoo you got. Please take that bucket back to your house and watch my house burn."

they both say they want to help you put out the fire, and it's up to you to decide which one will actually take the bucket and follow through on that.

My Senate Candidate this year is Cory Booker.

No joke sheshe. There's nothing the Magapubs or Leftists (not Democratic Party members) can throw at him that rises to Platner's problems.

Also - god bless Ras Baraka and Mikie Sherrill.

I'd love it if we got Sherrod back in the Senate. We've donated to his campaign this year from out of state.

I know WHO he is and what he BELIEVES. He's like Ossoff . . . How could we NOT help those two out?

NT

I saw a poll MSNBC referenced yesterday showing him up on Husted. We need his voice back in the Senate. I always feel like he's on the side of the people.

Sen. Markey, about to turn 80, is facing a primary challenge again, last was Joe Kennedy III now it is Rep Seth Mouton, 2 R's and 2 Indies. Markey is still damn sharp, and I will most likely stick with him.