General Discussion

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There have been any number of characters throughout history who have sounded like the "voice of the people" and have turned out horribly. We are all troubled by recent examples (Fetterman, Gabbard, Kennedy).

All we can do is pay close attention and see if any cracks in the persona emerge.

It has become mostly moot. Mills has dropped out and I doubt that Platner would be any worse than Collins. Collins has never been there at the moment of truth on ANY issue.

Here are the positives I take:

* It is ultimately the decision of Mainers, and they seem to be strongly behind him.
* Platner is being very specific about his populist values, articulating a worldview that is closer to traditional Democratic Party values than 95% of today's Democrats say out loud. And this would require a really monumental flip-flop if he is truly of the Nazi persuasion.
* If he is genuine, he can become a very important voice in our politics, challenging other Dems to show more backbone.