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Bmoboy

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7. Why should the "Party" decide who gets to run?

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:04 PM

Yesterday

There are no political parties in the Constitution.

Yet they seem to dictate so.much of what the government chooses to address, like tax breaks, subsidies, and sweetheart deals for close friends and business partners.

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Hey DU, All things considered, we may have missed a really close call [View all] Peacetrain Yesterday OP

They had 30 yrs to get rid of Collins leftstreet Yesterday #1

That too!! My original point of view was that it was up to Maine Peacetrain Yesterday #2

Mentioning no names but after Platner was out, two DUers tried to make the case that Collins hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #11

Yep leftstreet 23 hrs ago #13

LOL. Well, I thank you for the compliment, but OMG... ummm, no. hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #14

Better now than later. milestogo Yesterday #3

Good point!! Peacetrain Yesterday #4

Platner is how they vented and removed his dang left wing worker agenda from Maine politics bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5

The DNC is not omnipotent and they are certainly not responsible for Platner's candidacy. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #6

Why should the "Party" decide who gets to run? Bmoboy Yesterday #7

Oh please. Article I, Section 4, Clause 1. It is called the ELECTION CLAUSE. lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago #10

How else would you suggest they do it? Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #15

Even before this came out, a week ago the polls showed Platner and Collins were in a lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago #8

All candidates from now on need to be women. hamsterjill 23 hrs ago #9

Margaret Thatcher says thank you leftstreet 23 hrs ago #12