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Cirsium

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16. How?

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:39 AM

19 hrs ago

How do we "make sure the candidate is properly vetted?" Aren't primaries mostly decided by "a motivated 15% slice of the base?" Why even have primaries if the results are meaningless? Didn't Governor Janet Mills suspend her campaign because Platner was so far ahead in polling? Where were the "moderate Democrats and independents who are highly sensitive to these red flags" back then when it mattered? Or are they unmotivated, and if so, why would that be?

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That was no bullet, [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday OP

Huh? Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #1

Initially, many observers thought the Nazi tattoo or his unvetted, inflammatory posts would be the "bullet" that... QueerDuck Yesterday #2

I have to disagree EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #3

Winning a low-turnout, uncontested primary does not equal a general election mandate. QueerDuck Yesterday #6

He was running unopposed because she dropped out EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #14

Primary polling doesn't change general election math. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #18

How? Cirsium 19 hrs ago #16

Answering a dozen rhetorical questions won't change the math. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #17

Very good Cirsium 11 hrs ago #20

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #7

Dare I say TommyT139 Yesterday #4

Maybe a lick and stick! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #9

Eeeww!!! TommyT139 Yesterday #12

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #13

"if that's a Celtic or Viking style dog, it looks like he got squashed by an anvil.." LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #15

Zoom in? Ewww... do I have to? QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #19

I've seen way too much of Graham Platner's body. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #5

Mea culpa! 🙏🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #10

I almost don't recognize him if I can't see his nipples. betsuni Yesterday #11

What we dodged! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #8