If he waits to the last minute or the rumor spreads he was pushed out. His supporters will reject any replacement and lose the Senate.

And there can't be another primary. I don't know what provisions exist for moving another person who came in second in the primary to become the candidate.

Chaos that denies the primary winner a place on the ballot and appoints an also ran will inevitably leave marks on Maine.

Mamdani have retracted their endorsements, and all the other leaders.

This isn't on Sen Schumer.

Sen Sanders talked to him and asked him to "Step aside to Move Maine Forward".

It's no "mistake".

There's no way he'll be moved by Schumer or Jeffries.

I thought the reason (besides identifying as a "progressive" with big talk, and in fact reflecting the opposite of progressive ideals in his life), his supporters ignored his many red flags was because we have to win the Senate no matter what!!!!!!

Now we are admonished not to hurt their precious feelings??

Fuck that.

So, the voters of Maine?

Establishment Candidate 'forced on' the white working class men and women of Massachusetts.

Truth.

This is PRECISELY what the people of ME chose for themselves. He's a reflection of the Democratic Party Electorate in Maine.

If Mills hadn’t entered the race, things might have turned out very differently.

Yeah, those.

Let the voters decide…a flawed candidate or the concerned phony who gave the Supreme Court the license to decimate the Constitution…

We Mainers have the right to self-determination? Coooool! Nice of someone to notice.

I want to make that statement crystal clear before someone mis-reads my post and starts flaming my ass.

But I for one never like it when Democrats fall all over themselves to try to be the first one to call for someone to step down. I feel like that happens. I feel like many Dems are so interested in being "politically correct" that they don't allow enough time for the full facts to be known. To me, it would be better to wait a few hours, at least, and have a joint statement by several Democrats if the decision is made to no longer back a candidate, etc.

My opinion.

There is so much Oppo on Platner that it is not funny. I fear that Collins is waiting until Platner cannot withdraw to start the oppo dumps. I really doubt that Platner can beat Collins

Besides being a rapey sex pest, he’s a conman and a bully.

I highly doubt he really believes a thing he says. But, like Trump, he got a lot of people to believe.

I have seen a great deal on this. This is just one example that Collins would use against Platner in a general election campaign.

Link to tweet

by announcing his withdrawal no later than noon Thurs. The longer this uncertainty continues, the more difficult it will be to regain and maintain public confidence.

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It is '91 Louisiana Governor's race all over again.

you can comment on his campaign website

have called for him to step down. Why put it all on Schumer?

liability at this point.