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48. David Costello is running too

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:35 PM

Jun 5

David Costello (D)
I have no interest in Fetterman II
Yesterday
David, whose family was not well-off and who, like many in Maine, began work early and worked his way through the University of Maine, George Washington University, and the London School of Economics. And who served for more than 30 years in senior-level government and non-government positions, both in the United States, including in Maine, and abroad – implementing and managing; not simply legislating or talking about complex multi-million-dollar programs and operations.

Programs and operations that included working closely with U.S. Army, the United Nations, and foreign aid organizations overseas – and various state and local government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations in Maine, Maryland, and elsewhere.

Programs and operations that resulted in: elections, campaign finance, and motor vehicle safety reforms in Maine; improved public schools and expanded assistance to children, youth and families at risk in Baltimore; the implementation of ambitious job creation, education, healthcare, crime eduction, and environmental protection programs in Maryland; and the completion of more than 4,000 peace and community building projects in conflict-torn Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

The contrasts between Senator Collins’s and David’s backgrounds and public service records couldn’t be starker, and the decision regarding whom to support in 2026 should be an easy one.

https://www.costelloforsenate.com/

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What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence????? groundloop Jun 4 #1

Is that the bar? RandySF Jun 4 #3

Exactly PatSeg Jun 4 #7

Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her? paleotn Jun 4 #12

Not true. SamuelAdams Jun 5 #34

THANK YOU Skittles Jun 5 #18

David Costello (D) RandySF Jun 4 #2

X1000 yorkster Jun 4 #5

Maine voters decide not DU pundits duckworth969 Jun 4 #6

Where did I tell anyone how to vote? RandySF Jun 4 #10

Above. paleotn Jun 4 #13

I was informing RandySF Jun 4 #14

What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it. paleotn Jun 4 #15

How SSJVegeta Jun 5 #31

Nothing has stopped him from getting out and meeting the public questionseverything Jun 5 #52

No, RandySF isn't .. and he knows that. nt Cha Jun 5 #46

yup Skittles Jun 5 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 5 #21

this is a POLITICAL BOARD Skittles Jun 5 #19

Uh no chernabogg Jun 5 #40

you can be judged on the opinion Skittles Jun 5 #41

I am fairly certain that the DU member to whom you responded knows niyad Jun 5 #50

And then that person gets to vote on decisions that affect all of us. niyad Jun 5 #25

I don't understand it PatSeg Jun 4 #9

No info on his stance on wars of choice by Israel questionseverything Jun 5 #30

K/R SSJVegeta Jun 5 #32

David Costello for Senate! mahina Jun 5 #47

Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion. bluedigger Jun 4 #4

Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops dave99 Jun 4 #8

That's exactly what it oldmanlynn Jun 4 #16

He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't doc03 Jun 4 #11

This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit NNguyenMD Jun 4 #17

Wow, so his attitudes and behaviours toward women are "mickey niyad Jun 5 #26

Yes the attitude could not be more clear. Irish_Dem Jun 5 #28

I got it, because he didn't have picture perfect views... NNguyenMD Jun 5 #35

Thank you for the confirmation. niyad Jun 5 #36

Priorities right NNguyenMD Jun 5 #37

Thank you for confirming that women are NOT a priority. Good to know. niyad Jun 5 #38

Democracy is kind of important, imho NNguyenMD Jun 5 #42

AND WITHOUT WOMEN THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DEMOCRACY. niyad Jun 5 #44

This is the point we are making. Irish_Dem Jun 5 #29

YES !!!!! RB77 Jun 5 #43

I agree that democracy is at risk. Irish_Dem Jun 5 #45

Mickey Mouse actually taught children morals. sheshe2 Jun 6 #53

The people of Maine prioritize what they want in their senators NNguyenMD Jun 6 #54

Thank you so much for this very important reminder. niyad Jun 6 #60

What do I know, I am just a hatchet wound..... delisen Jun 5 #22

Exactly! niyad Jun 5 #27

This is in the Maine voters hands! bluestarone Jun 5 #23

Funny how allegations like this always come out of the woodwork MrsCheaplaugh Jun 5 #24

For consistency, did you say the same thing about Roy Moore? Polybius Jun 5 #49

"Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny? sop Jun 5 #33

take a breath take a breath MissKat Jun 5 #39

David Costello is running too mahina Jun 5 #48

Costello sounds like an excellent candidate. Irish_Dem Jun 6 #55

That's how it looks to me too! mahina Jun 6 #58

Exactly. If we want to save democracy we have to bring out the big guns. Irish_Dem Jun 6 #59

Their primary is this Tuesday. I was glad to see David speaking up. niyad Jun 6 #61

NONE of the PTSD vets I counseled or have been around was a rape niyad Jun 5 #51

My experience as well. PTSD doesn't cause this kind of pattern. Irish_Dem Jun 6 #57

I lived and worked with PTSD. Irish_Dem Jun 6 #56