We need a progressive in that seat, not a performative centrist.

Repubs in purple districts always vote in lockstep with their party on important issues and don't lose their seats

Time for us to show some unity.

Unacceptable.

If elections actually take place, and the legislative branch has any relevance, repubs will be pariahs.

So you're damn fucking right they will be...

Golden isn't even that.
He's so ineffective, even Collins' has no concern.

Trump won that district three times. You are not likely to last there if you vote straight party-line Democratic 100% of the time.

We're being screwed.. all of us, trump voters too.. give it a minute.

https://rollcall.com/2025/10/06/maine-election-jared-golden-primary-dunlap/


...........Golden, a moderate Democrat who sometimes bucks his party on major votes, already faces a competitive reelection, with Republican former Gov. Paul LePage entering the race earlier this year.

Dunlap’s launch video took aim at both men, with the narrator referring to Golden as “bad” and LePage as “worse.”

A former Maine secretary of state and state representative, Dunlap said in the video that he would fight back against the Trump administration if elected to Congress, declaring his support for “‘Medicare for All,’ living wages, affordable housing [and] universal child care.”

His announcement comes after national Democrats had sought to discourage him from running. A source familiar with those talks confirmed that the House Democratic campaign arm had “expressed to both Dunlap and state party leadership that, unless Golden is the nominee, it could jeopardize the seat, national investment in Maine, and therefore the path to the majority.”.......................

Maine District 2 used to be a reliable place for Democrats to win.
Things have changed. Now we barely have a DINO in office because of the state and national party strategy in the past 20 years. Democrats up here feel abandoned and often perceive the response of state and national party leadership as contemptuous towards them.
Our party loves asking for money, but they should do 1000-percent more for candidates in local elections. They should do 1000-percent more to help the rural folks in northern Maine deal with the hard realities of living in this remote region. They should spend some of that money - the money that we keep sending to them over and over again - on local election efforts, and maybe, just maybe, try keeping the healthcare facilities open and putting more money into the universities. Most people up here must travel over 100 miles just to go to Taco Bell or to see a physician.
If you want to see why the Democrats are struggling, just look at the willful ignore-ance they have for the people (regardless of party) in Northern Maine.

that it takes a moderate to win in a purple or red district.

It takes an authentic candidate to win, moderate or progressive.

This guy also was the only House Dem to vote for the March CR.

Time to start picking the best candidate.

I don't think it's wrong to hold centrists accountable for their votes.