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hlthe2b

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11. Mentioning no names but after Platner was out, two DUers tried to make the case that Collins

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:38 PM

22 hrs ago

"was not all that bad"... It took all within me not to give her entire intensely destructive voting history song and dance, but I just focused on her Kavanagh vote (the deciding one) despite even the MSM questioning her as to whether or not he would not work to end abortion protections. So, the end of Roe v Wade, abortion access, and the blood of the pregnant women who are not treated for fear of violating abortion laws is directly on her, IMHO.

"Not all that bad?" Really???

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Hey DU, All things considered, we may have missed a really close call [View all] Peacetrain 22 hrs ago OP

They had 30 yrs to get rid of Collins leftstreet 22 hrs ago #1

That too!! My original point of view was that it was up to Maine Peacetrain 22 hrs ago #2

Mentioning no names but after Platner was out, two DUers tried to make the case that Collins hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #11

Yep leftstreet 22 hrs ago #13

LOL. Well, I thank you for the compliment, but OMG... ummm, no. hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #14

Better now than later. milestogo 22 hrs ago #3

Good point!! Peacetrain 22 hrs ago #4

Platner is how they vented and removed his dang left wing worker agenda from Maine politics bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #5

The DNC is not omnipotent and they are certainly not responsible for Platner's candidacy. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #6

Why should the "Party" decide who gets to run? Bmoboy 22 hrs ago #7

Oh please. Article I, Section 4, Clause 1. It is called the ELECTION CLAUSE. lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #10

How else would you suggest they do it? Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #15

Even before this came out, a week ago the polls showed Platner and Collins were in a lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #8

All candidates from now on need to be women. hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #9

Margaret Thatcher says thank you leftstreet 22 hrs ago #12