You go!

imagine that

all the pearl clutching is truly nauseating ...

Thank you for getting out the vote. THAT is the most important thing.

has now been put to rest.

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What a beautiful state and great people.

We have been going through the same in CA with the Governor. Less than a month ago there were numerous posts about Jungle Primary, we are going to have two Republicans on the ballot, blah, blah, blah. As of today it is much more likely that it will be two Dems. Will be shocked if two Rs get through.

It is very hard to understand local politics unless you have lived it, learned it.

With so many candidates running and dividing the vote, I've been very woried that 2 rethugs might get the most votes. I trust California voters.

I would probably vote for the devil to get rid of Susan Collins. Graham Platner's not the devil. He's a flawed human being, like the rest of us. Do I like some of his behavior? No. Will I vote for him? Yes! Anything to replace Susan who pledged to serve only two terms. She's long outstayed her welcome.

who then helped overturn Roe vs Wade. No one should ever forget this.

Im really confused how anyone thinks that despite the fact nazi tattoo and the online posts didn't really even dent his campaign, some sexting is supposed to suddenly end him?

However the sexting certainly won't help Platner. I'm so disappointed that this has come up. This is such a crucial seat for dems. Collins needs to go. No doubt Collins will exploit the Platner sexting while she ignores Trump's abuse of women..

Vote for whoever you want.

Thanks for a reaction from someone who actually lives in the state!

for wasting everyone's time by offering opinion - on the more recent Platner news, and candidacy.
And, yeah - you kinda' had that beat down coming.

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But if he turns out to be another Fetterman or Swallwell, all Dems stand to lose this badly needed seat.

I can't believe how many people think that sending inappropriate text messages is equivalent to what Swallwell or Trump actually did to women.

Crickets....

Let's stay out of other peoples' marriages, shall we?

disgusting

... and speech is not violence. The very concerned Sen. Collins must be shown the door.

The pearl clutchers in our party would say that was disqualifying.

Or they are tepid centrists that find the Democrats at fault over everything.

when they fawned over incompetent Bush while they trashed Al Gore at every turn.

The ‘80s I mean. I was a child, but I don’t remember them doing much critical of Reagan.

The only written record of just how pro W anti Gore the media was can be found in the archives of the online blog The Daily Howler.

Early voting began weeks ago.

You know Maine better than the out of state carpetbaggers and the pro rethug media

Governor, both House seats and Senate are on the ballot.

I can't imagine that any active Democrat is going to sit home.

I don't know who is pushing that but I wouldn't worry about it.

If anything the Republicans are probably crying because their bill to stop children from playing sports in school is off the ballot and they thought that was their "ballot candy" as one Maine rightwinger called it.

…”What the hell were you thinking? It’s ok if you want to drive over a cliff, but not with us in the back seat!”

He's the naughty boy in the family, but he's our boy. And we think he'll do what needs to be done in the Senate.

I have posted before that this is Maine's call, not anyone else's, and I still stand by that. The uproar is getting ridiculous. The rest of us need to get our noses out of Maine's business and let you all all do your job. I will be cheering you on from now through November. Go, Maine!

Stay strong!

she was one of the first to stand up to Trump this term
She said I will see you in court and she won
Not sure why she was dismissed in this election

She suspended, didn't end it entirely.

It's also ranked choice vote so it's anybody's guess as to who will win the primary. There are a few others running, all of them are more qualified than the guy will the tattoo.

Just have to wait until we're done counting votes.

Janet Mills is still a candidate for US Senate on the ballot and she reminded people today that they can still vote for her in the June 9th primary. I believe Platner will still win the primary nomination, despite the sexting and all his other faux pas, but there are a lot Dems and Independents (unenrolled voters) who just are not progressive and don’t trust Platner or his message. I call them stick up there a _ _ es Democrats who think they know it all and will doom us to another Collins term in the senate because they’re afraid of change!

Maines business, not somebody from Paducah.

And I'll work on Ohio. Go Sherrod!!!

Probably through 3rd parties they fund and instigate.

These days, I bet more than 75% of the money in our national politics (POTUS, Senate, House and maybe Governors) comes from hostile foreign actors and billionaires that have no allegiance to any country.

Collins needs to be retired!

Link to tweet

Plenty of disengaged voters are fine with Nazis. This why is he's going to win. The misinformation war cuts into Susan Collins' base, not Democrats.

Democrats see through this shit.

Republicans see this shit and are like, "Cool, I like"

Sending money to Platner because of your comment. Well done.

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Mainers have been sensible enough to change to ranked choice.
There are 3 Democratic Primary candidates listed on the ballot.
Mainers can rank others in the primary above Platner, and express displeasure that way WITHOUT throwing the election to Collins.
Thank Maine for leading the way with ranked choice voting.

Murphy said he hadn’t followed the texting story as closely as others but said Platner was still the best opponent for incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

“Graham Platner is somebody who served our country, he’s served his community; he’s also made mistakes and he’s admitted that,” Murphy said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country. And this race is going to be a contrast between somebody who has put his life on the line for this country, against somebody who is literally empowering the moral hollowing-out of our nation from the White House,” the lawmaker added.


https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5903805-murphy-backs-platner-senate-race/]

so what, those people vote for a man like Trump.

They get paid to stir up feces. Sometimes they swing elections which makes their masters very happy. Good luck getting rid of the concerned one , we deserve better as a country.

Those of us who, for decades, have had to suffer the milquetoast attitude of the non-fighting democrats who have moved further and further away from the party of FDR. Now we're getting a new generation of democrats running who mirror our more liberal attitudes...those of us who believe that more of the taxes we pay should go back to we, the people, and who aren't swayed into conservative democratic policies by name-calling (socialist, liberal extremist, etc).

I think Graham Platner, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Mamdani in New York are leading the way for the future of our party to be ruled by the people, and not by the corporations, and I totally welcome them!

Thank you for donating to Graham Platner!! He's the perfect candidate to help Susan Collins into her long-overdue retirement.

...with 12k+ posts here, I have a sneaky suspicion that you (and everyone within the sound of your voice) are going to be putting Collins in the Former Senator club.