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Chasstev365

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12. But the corporate media will make this an issue!

Sat May 30, 2026, 05:15 PM

9 hrs ago

They let an adjudicated rapist off the hook, but mark my words, they will make this an issue to help Collins. The Nazi tattoo doesn't help either.

At the same, they will gloss over Ken Paxton's infidelity.

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Graham Planter was a mistake: [View all] Chasstev365 9 hrs ago OP

There were many red flags but we chose to ignore them. Pisces 9 hrs ago #1

Not all of us. ananda 8 hrs ago #41

WE?? Skittles 6 hrs ago #90

"We" The proverbial Democrats. We supported this guy ala Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Pisces 5 hrs ago #100

yeah well, again.... Skittles 4 hrs ago #110

!!! sheshe2 1 hr ago #126

You can't blame the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad DNC for this guy. W_HAMILTON 1 hr ago #132

Yes, he's supported by the Progressive Establishment. betsuni 1 hr ago #145

Wow, at least 5 stories on this in the first 20. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #2

I didn't care for either candidate JBTaurus83 9 hrs ago #3

Agreed -misanthroptimist 8 hrs ago #33

Jeez! surfered 9 hrs ago #4

The latest reported problem is only one of many. niyad 9 hrs ago #5

Ah yes, thanks Rawstory for providing, what is it? What exactly? mr715 9 hrs ago #6

NYT and WSJ. You could read about it. mcar 8 hrs ago #18

This message was self-deleted by its author mr715 8 hrs ago #19

Whatever. mcar 8 hrs ago #20

I went a little overboard. mr715 8 hrs ago #21

Multiple news outlets. Google it. surfered 7 hrs ago #58

My reflex is to make fun of rawstory mr715 7 hrs ago #61

I understand. In this case, it's not just Raw Story . It's everybody surfered 7 hrs ago #65

What's that Rachel Maddow saying? W_HAMILTON 1 hr ago #135

I prefer John Fetterman to Susan Collins mr715 1 hr ago #136

And I'd prefer a strong Democrat with a proven track record who we can reliably count on over all 3. W_HAMILTON 1 hr ago #143

People in hell want ice water. mr715 1 hr ago #146

Is that what you call voting for a strong Democrat that has actually walked the walk and not just talked the talk? W_HAMILTON 50 min ago #149

David Costello is on the ballot for the June 9th primary. MorbidButterflyTat 16 min ago #155

Im glad his wife and he did the work they needed to do to keep their marriage strong. Nanjeanne 9 hrs ago #7

For the record, as a Graham Platner skeptic mr715 9 hrs ago #8

What happened to freedom of expression DaBronx 5 hrs ago #104

The primary is soon. mr715 5 hrs ago #108

And here's some more: mr715 9 hrs ago #9

but Raw Story! Cirsium 8 hrs ago #23

But Susan Collins! mr715 8 hrs ago #24

Here's another difference between Democrats and Republicans: Republicans wouldn't care. surfered 9 hrs ago #10

But the corporate media will make this an issue! Chasstev365 9 hrs ago #12

Just to be clear, I did not mean we shouldn't care. surfered 8 hrs ago #16

Sorry to butt in mr715 8 hrs ago #43

It demonstrates poor judgement. Not only on moral grounds, but expecting so many instances of it not to eventually come surfered 7 hrs ago #51

I mean, what the hell do we know? mr715 7 hrs ago #54

😁🙏 surfered 7 hrs ago #56

I don't know.. whathehell 8 hrs ago #47

I know, too. We wanted so much to control the senate surfered 7 hrs ago #68

Yes, and we may still do that whathehell 6 hrs ago #86

👍 surfered 6 hrs ago #87

You betcha! whathehell 6 hrs ago #89

Consider Abbot in TX. Igel 2 hrs ago #123

Bring back Governor Mils LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #11

She had her opportunity to do opposition research. mr715 9 hrs ago #13

Seriously? MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #98

Nope, not enough. mr715 5 hrs ago #102

Has to be somebody else's fault. Panic as conspiracy is cobbled together. betsuni 4 hrs ago #114

Don't forget "Black people don't tip" MichMan 1 hr ago #142

I had forgotten it MorbidButterflyTat 10 min ago #156

Not being a Mainer, I don't know the story behind her not being the heir to this seat... Mark.b2 7 hrs ago #52

She is still on the primary ballot. nt sheshe2 1 hr ago #129

Just makes me despise senator Collins even more!! aeromanKC 9 hrs ago #14

Who made this public, an aide working for Platner's campaign doing oppo research on their own candidate? sop 9 hrs ago #15

I wonder if that Platner aide MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #82

That was my question on an earlier Cha 1 hr ago #138

Many of us have been warning about him. nt mcar 8 hrs ago #17

Of course! MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #94

He's going to be another Fetterman JustAnotherGen 5 hrs ago #105

The midterm results will be positive either way gulliver 8 hrs ago #22

We don't have that type of time JBTaurus83 8 hrs ago #25

If it gets too obvious he's going to lose... gulliver 8 hrs ago #29

He's ahead by 9 points. mr715 8 hrs ago #31

If something like that were to come out JBTaurus83 8 hrs ago #40

He is not the official nominee. The ME primary election is June 9. N/T lapucelle 5 hrs ago #95

Which Democratic strategist was that? sheshe2 1 hr ago #130

No -- We only win the Senate with Graham Platner. mr715 8 hrs ago #26

Correct JBTaurus83 8 hrs ago #27

If Graham Platner is losing in Maine mr715 8 hrs ago #28

Let's see if there's unrecoverable damage gulliver 8 hrs ago #32

To the reality of winning? mr715 8 hrs ago #34

Could be worse SSJVegeta 8 hrs ago #30

I was a Mills supporter but that's water under the bridge MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #103

Truth is, nobody's perfect. SSJVegeta 1 hr ago #144

This is true MustLoveBeagles 47 min ago #150

Bottom line, Trump has to be put in check. Too oasis 8 hrs ago #35

This MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #106

Meh fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #36

again... B.See 8 hrs ago #37

Another anti Planter post chelsea0011 8 hrs ago #38

Correct MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #107

"We did the hard work that marriage requires...." mzmolly 8 hrs ago #39

I need you to know MzMolly, I really like you and your opinions. mr715 8 hrs ago #45

Don't count on Mills for having done any oppo research WSHazel 8 hrs ago #42

Talarico and Platner should switch races. sop 8 hrs ago #44

Switch wives. Make it a reality TV show. mr715 8 hrs ago #46

I don't waste time on candidates who lie or hide facts to get nominated. delisen 8 hrs ago #48

Ossoff is a dynamo mr715 7 hrs ago #50

On that we agree. yorkster 2 hrs ago #124

We shouldn't accept the claim that Platner was "sexting" anyone without seeing the texts. He's controversial... demmiblue 7 hrs ago #49

You are accusing a Democrat of being a white nationalist. mr715 7 hrs ago #53

It's humor and it's funny Quiet Em 7 hrs ago #59

I guess mr715 7 hrs ago #62

No fan of Platner, but could he do a Bill Clinton 1992 primary talk karynnj 7 hrs ago #55

Who cares about his sex life? mr715 7 hrs ago #57

We don't know yet if voters in Maine care, this just came out karynnj 7 hrs ago #63

If you are comparing Clinton to Platner mr715 7 hrs ago #64

Do you remember the 1992 primaries? karynnj 7 hrs ago #66

I was pretty young. mr715 7 hrs ago #67

I hate to admit I was already 42. karynnj 7 hrs ago #69

So you are around my parents age... mr715 7 hrs ago #70

I liked Brown, Tsongus and Harkin karynnj 7 hrs ago #72

is that the bar we want to set? Skittles 6 hrs ago #91

Respectfully, it is a low bar. mr715 5 hrs ago #92

we don't have to lower ourselves to it either Skittles 4 hrs ago #111

I prefer to leave Maine elections to voters in Maine. I would love to hear the thoughts of Mainers. walkingman 7 hrs ago #60

I was always told to Vote Blue No Matter Who AZProgressive 7 hrs ago #71

But David Costello, a 65-year-old Brunswick Democrat Sewa 6 hrs ago #73

Why leak this now? Who benefits? AloeVera 6 hrs ago #74

Wait a sec... purity tests? mr715 6 hrs ago #76

Think of it as the Literal Purity Test. AloeVera 6 hrs ago #79

Oh I get it, so as long as kneel on enough glass mr715 6 hrs ago #81

Why yes! But actually... AloeVera 6 hrs ago #83

Gonna level with ya -- I still think Platner is gonna win. mr715 6 hrs ago #84

I do too. AloeVera 6 hrs ago #85

We don't know who leaked it. Quiet Em 6 hrs ago #88

Do you really think Collins' team doesn't have tons of oppo on him? mcar 5 hrs ago #96

Well, let's help her out then! AloeVera 5 hrs ago #97

Oh, so we hide all his red flags? mcar 5 hrs ago #101

Janet Mills suspended her campaign. mr715 4 hrs ago #109

Interesting. sheshe2 32 min ago #151

Felonious adulterer and neo-Nazi supporter Paxton is going to shame Platner? AloeVera 4 hrs ago #113

What are his strategies for all those grand plans? MorbidButterflyTat 24 min ago #154

Well. That clinches it. I will never date or marry Graham Platner. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #75

Why not? mr715 6 hrs ago #77

I wouldn't date or marry him before this came out. He's kind of a pig. But I'd vote for him if I lived in Maine. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #78

That is the same thinking that got us.............................. sheshe2 1 hr ago #137

He is? MorbidButterflyTat 1 min ago #158

he gives me the creeps Skittles 5 hrs ago #93

Winner! AloeVera 6 hrs ago #80

We have a 3-time adulterer in the White House and sexual assaulter videohead5 5 hrs ago #99

That's why I'm going to hold off until November before calling Platner a mistake. BannonsLiver 4 hrs ago #112

Read the rest. A Nazi tattoo, among other things. ColoringFool 58 min ago #148

It doesn't matter whether we think all this is disqualifiying or not. DemocratSinceBirth 4 hrs ago #115

The primary is June 9th and David Costello yorkster 1 hr ago #133

We're Democrats. We can overlook just about anything. Seeking Serenity 3 hrs ago #116

We don't know details other than "sexting" TVguyCards 3 hrs ago #117

Seems like an issue between der Austerfuhrer and his wife hardluck 3 hrs ago #118

Unacceptable, please reconsider. mr715 3 hrs ago #119

Hard disagree Music Man 3 hrs ago #120

the real question Skittles 2 hrs ago #122

That's a good question Renew Deal 1 hr ago #128

yup Skittles 1 hr ago #131

His wife summed it up well luv2fly 2 hrs ago #121

His wife defends him. Easterncedar 1 hr ago #125

I don't think we made a mistake. We knew all this stuff. oldmanlynn 1 hr ago #127

Is Mills still on the ballot? RandySF 1 hr ago #134

yes Quiet Em 1 hr ago #139

Yes. The three Dems are Mills, David Costello, yorkster 1 hr ago #141

Once again another epic fail like the idiot in Pa. Historic NY 1 hr ago #140

Just GD Swell. 😡😠🤬 And It's More Than Steamy Texts. ColoringFool 1 hr ago #147

I don't get why Platner gets a pass after what transpired with Eric Swallwell jmbar2 28 min ago #152

Because there is a difference between infidelity and rape. mr715 26 min ago #153

Oh geez, as a Maine voter I will probably now have to vote for Sue Collins. OAITW r.2.0 9 min ago #157