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12. OK Mainers: who would be the best Democratic candidate with few to no skeletons and wide appeal?

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:57 AM

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Former Maine state senator announces campaign after Platner suspension [View all] DrFunkenstein 8 hrs ago OP

He has been President of the Senate Easterncedar 7 hrs ago #1

Sorry to disagree moonbeam23 5 hrs ago #20

Sorry. I was stating a fact, not advocating Easterncedar 4 hrs ago #21

I'm guessing that's the likely course of action Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #6

UGH! What a mess! Jacson6 7 hrs ago #3

He's declared he's *running* to be the new nominee Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #7

The Proverbial Tossing of A Hat Into The Ring DrFunkenstein 7 hrs ago #8

The first paragraph in the article is a bit ambiguous on that point... QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #9

He IS campaigning to run against Collins. That's the goal. thesquanderer 1 hr ago #23

Ahh. Okay. QueerDuck 17 min ago #29

Troy Jackson might have some baggage. lapucelle 7 hrs ago #10

What's the baggage? Raven123 5 hrs ago #15

Platner got a lot of endorsements. Raven123 3 hrs ago #22

That can't count as baggage Easterncedar 51 min ago #26

If it can't count as baggage... why delete it? QueerDuck 11 min ago #30

The internet is forever. This cannot be hidden or scrubbed. QueerDuck 5 min ago #32

Here is his Wiki ... FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #11

That's because he is totally uninspiring moonbeam23 5 hrs ago #19

This Is Completely Disingenuous (nice way of saying BS) DrFunkenstein 28 min ago #27

Bernie is awesome. I often describe my political stance Dr. T 5 hrs ago #14

All Bernie had to do was kiss and make-up with Hillary FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #18

He has the charisma moonbeam23 5 hrs ago #17

Yes. I voted for Costello in the ranked choice Easterncedar 53 min ago #25

I Leave It To The Folks Of Maine, But Judging By YouTube Clips DrFunkenstein 9 min ago #31