Collins and Cruz.

TY

As one comedian put it, a party cannot run an "unwrapped mummy" and hope to win. To forget that so soon after losing to Trump is unfathomable. None of the elder statesmen or stateswomen are irreplaceable, even if they happen to think so. They are clinging to careers at this point, not principles. If the national Democratic Party does not wise up, Trump will end up being unopposed save for the classic "strongly worded letter" that has done nothing to halt or even slow down Trump and his unpatriotic goon squad.

Either fully embrace progressive economic values and stand up for the working class across the board or keep losing elections with candidates who are enthralled with the centrist economic policies which have only served (among many other things) to enshrine Republican health insurance plans as healthcare in this country and which have led to the rise of the most unqualified, incompetent, useless, ill-informed, and factually illegitimate President (who wishes to have dictatorial powers) that this country has ever seen.

And here are some other thoughts.
- I thought it was was funny him calling Cruz "honest" about selling us out. foxnews-speak ain't ever honest.
- I shake my head when liberals backpedal on their liberal bona fides by mentioning their ownership/enthusiasm for guns. Conservatives never backpedal on their "conservative values" by mentioning their abortions, but it's another example of how Democrats have been "reaganized" since the 80s. (Bill Clinton's "the era of Big Government is over." Um, no, it's not.)
- I love oysters!

Upfront - Mills is a good governor. But..,

But she’s 77 years old. She’s just 18 months younger than Trump. She will be part of making the Democratic Party look like the Soviet Politburo of the 1970’s. (Republicans have the same problem.)

If elected she will be 78 when she takes office and have ZERO seniority.

And she will be 83 at the end of her first term.

And then she will have to decide whether she will run for a 2nd term - to be completed when she is 89 - putting Maine voters back on a hole.

Haven’t we learned from Reagan, Biden, Feinstein, Grassley, McConnell, Granger - and Trump - serving in your 80’s is too effing old!!! Get out!! Bring in new blood!

The candidate from Maine should be in his/her 40’s or 50’s, able to put the work in, gain seniority, and thus be of more help to Maine, the Party - and the nation.

From my chair, age is at most, an afterthought rather than a qualifier.

It's a good thing that more than one Democrat is planning to run against Collins, and I doubt it "upends" any major plans. Let the primary play out and then the Democrats can unite around a nominee.

Assuming in advance that this goes against some shadowy "national Democrats' plan" is scare mongering in an effort to make Democrats look bad.

Is that what Politico wants? For Democrats to look bad so Susan Collins wins again?