General Discussion

I am a woman and have been in similar situations with men, but to come out so late in the game when he has been in the national news for a long time is just suspect. I am not blindly loyal to my gender enough, and have also experienced sexual assault, to think that women can’t be part of a Republican scheme to take out a threat.

It is too late to shift gears at this point. Unlike Swalwell in California, which I also think was BS because he’s been at office for how long and now they decide to come after him, there was enough time and we had a too long of a list of candidates to choose from. (It still helped the R candidate Hilton’s position though when Swalwell was taken out.)

To act like women can’t be calculated or fall under the Republicans sway to help them is just naive. I “believe women” but coming out so late when the ballots are printed and the main competition suspended, is just part of the “October surprise” antics.

I know Dems are always supposed to be part of a higher standard and it has resulted in us losing time and time again position of power. You can’t put forward a progressive agenda if you don’t have power!!! I am all about power at this point… F morals and values when the other side doesn’t hold up the same standards and have an unfair advantage. We can put back morals and values in legislation and ethics controls of Congress once we get power. But we can’t do shit without power and that is what progressive and moral authorities don’t get about our system of government. I cannot sit by anymore and watch the decimation of our environmental and agency protections that are dismantling the infrastructure of this country because we have been neutered and don’t have the power.

Frankly, if America can vote for a felon rapist criminal grifter for president of the largest superpower, then Maine is fine sending someone that had been a shitty boyfriend in his past in office for their senator. One that also gave up a lot for his country and has tried to be a good man.

We didn’t care about Slick Willy when credible accusations came out about his dalliances. And yes, the R were behind that. It’s what they do. Screw them because we have to teach them a lesson that it no longer works, especially with their low bar for moral based candidacies.

Forgiveness and giving people a chance to contribute positively should still be allowed in the country still. The media will jump on this as they do. But we don’t have to be led by them when they are hypocritical on what they choose to focus on and give the R side so many passes.

Unless you are in Maine, you don’t really have a say in this anyway. But Platner seems like he would be a populist and maybe now even more humble if given a chance. That can be a very effective Senator.