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6. If the Dem Party in Maine wants to beat Sen Collins, they MUST nominate a Platner-like progressive populist

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 04:00 PM

23 hrs ago

If they don't then a huge part of his base is likely to not bother voting for the Dem.
The key issue is that those in the party who REALLY want the moderate wing to prevail, might be willing to risk defeat (or deny/fail to see the risk) to make sure the 'mistake' of putting a progressive populist forward is avoided

At least one prominent Maine Democrat ludicrously suggested that any even implicit approval of the candidate on Platner's part wd be deadly, which suggests my fears are not entirely unfounded

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Maine Democrats approve 600-person convention to pick Graham Platner's replacement [View all] pat_k Yesterday OP

Regardless of the method used they choose from Torchlight Yesterday #1

Well, there will be plenty of attention on the folks in the running. pat_k Yesterday #4

This is how we win NeoTrajan Yesterday #2

The new nominee will be stronger against Collins than Platner. pat_k Yesterday #3

If the Dem Party in Maine wants to beat Sen Collins, they MUST nominate a Platner-like progressive populist cloudythescribbler 23 hrs ago #6

Agreed. Platner Already Had Plenty of Character Flaws, But People Were Voting For Policy Not Personality DrFunkenstein 20 hrs ago #8

A bunch of folks who use town hall government to reach consensus. bluedigger 23 hrs ago #5

we better not get a fucking ernst. we need to take the senate too. pansypoo53219 22 hrs ago #7