will beat a wishy washy Republican like Collins.

Can you point me to Platner's strong anti-Trump statements?

This is most likely coming from AIPAC, Republicans and Corporate Dems. They want you to freak out.

I don't like the charisma attached to a questionable character. I guess we have no choice. Well Maine has no choice if they want the Senate seat.

But I am impressed with the clarity and consistency of what Platner has been saying during the entire campaign. I believe our only hope is candidates who will speak clearly, forcefully and consistently, clearly on the side of working Americans.

EVERY candidate can be smeared. They are smearing Talarico for being a Vegan.

My rationalization is that if Platner turns out to be another Fetterman, we are no worse off than with Collins. OTOH, if he is true to his word, we gain some real backbone in the Senate, and we can build on that.

Regarding the tattoo, I simply don't believe anybody who claims to have known this was a Nazi symbol. That's a very obscure reference and the skull & crossbones imagery has been used millions of times in other contexts that have nothing to do with Nazis. Moreover, that misses the big picture, which is that it is now Israel that is leading the genocides. What Netanyahu has done to destroy sympathies for what the Jewish people suffered under Hitler is unforgivable.

With the Dems and Senate races….

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i71RH6thNsE?feature=share

deserving of that forgiving attitude who didn't get it.

WTF

No Democrat was given the benefit of the doubt, corrupt motivations assumed, alarm over all the terrible caving they would do if not constantly and loudly bashed every day.

Math was out then, too. Vote Blue No Matter Who considered a threat telling people what to do, mention of Supreme Court and judges and legislation only possible with majorities was mocked.

Pragmatism was out, that was establishment, status quo, centrist, "donor class" blah blah blah.

Pragmatism not moral righteousness, trust the candidate, math is real. Welcome back, status quo!

Your post is very lyrical.

Republicans have had this mindset for many decades now - going back to the early 90s.

And, Ds almost always "taken the high road" and N E V E R. Not even once, been given credit for it, and the Rs never are held to account for it.

It is LONG past time for Ds to stop trying to hold itself up to standards that this country no longer has.

disgusting

at hand.

Never have. It's completely in character for him to use the noise surrounding Platner to aggrandize himself. We do not need Carville or his advice.

TV sure loves his corn pone act.

I get dozens of emails a day asking for money.

If Carville, in any way, is in the header, I IMMEDIATELY delete it.

I've even rached out to some of the campaigns I support that have used him and told them as much.
You want my money, get rid of that clown as a spokesman.

I don't know Carville is saying about Platner, AND I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.

But I do know, from everything I've read, that Platner is getting shafted from all directions. And he doesn't deserve it.
He has been, in fact, a staunch anti-Trumper, anti-fascist, pro-democracy veteran.

And he is far, FAR, FAR SUPERIOR to the useless bag of jellyfish intestines called Suzie Collins.
THAT we should all agree on.

And tell Carville to go fuck himself.

Platner is a sexist and it's a terrible thing to do to women and girls.

It needed to end with the Nazi tattoo and the first sexist tweet,

But sexism lives and we've got the faux working class screw up.