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Peacetrain

(24,302 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:10 AM 15 hrs ago

For what its worth.. My take on Maine and Platner [View all]

I have had the great good fortune to visit Maine in the off season and it is beyond beautiful. Maine has the most trees of any state east of the Mississippi if I remember correctly.

The people we met there were so welcoming and kind. I was expecting the crotchety old Lobsterman... but was met with delightful engaging people who are bombarded in the summer and fall color seasons with tourists.

With that, their choice of who THEY want to be their senator is their business. They know Platner. So unless it comes up he has broken laws that are applicable to all of us.. I am withholding judgement and trusting Maine. I would retire there in a heartbeat if I did not love my Iowa so well..

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For what its worth.. My take on Maine and Platner [View all] Peacetrain 15 hrs ago OP

Sounds like they really want to get rid of Collins leftstreet 15 hrs ago #1

I think most people vote out of habit.. Peacetrain 15 hrs ago #2

Agreed.... FarPoint 15 hrs ago #3

Exactly! MineralMan 15 hrs ago #4

I'm hoping not to end up with a Koch guy Bettie 13 hrs ago #22

Is Platner a native of Maine? Freddie 15 hrs ago #5

Yes, he was born in Maine. LisaL 14 hrs ago #8

Getting rid of Collins is top priority with me Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #6

Well, he sure gives a lot of material for the negative playbook. LisaL 14 hrs ago #7

Only because he is all we have right now Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #9

But that is not accurate. LisaL 14 hrs ago #10

What did I say that is not accurate? Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #11

Not from Maine, so I don't have to vote for a rabid raccoon. LisaL 14 hrs ago #12

Sorry. I amended my reply Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #14

Yes, but none have captured the imagination of the voters of Maine like Platner has Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #13

Yea, kind of like Trump captured the imagination of the republicans. LisaL 14 hrs ago #15

So you just compared a Democrat to Trump Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #16

And I am glad I am not you. LisaL 14 hrs ago #17

Have you watched him speak just once? Ziggy Beans 12 hrs ago #26

Joining the both-sides brigade, I see. CivicGrief 12 hrs ago #31

Right. And independents have gotten fired up for him Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #18

Exactly Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #19

The problem is nobody else made him do these things EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #23

What things? Ziggy Beans 12 hrs ago #27

You're saying Susan Collins is concerned? mr715 12 hrs ago #29

Pull out the fainting couch. CivicGrief 10 hrs ago #33

If the allegations are true, he should not be in politics! young_at_heart 14 hrs ago #20

People who absolutely do not care about winning elections repulse me. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #21

You state you don't like the candidate. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #25

This kind of attitude has created MAGA and a Trump presidency Ziggy Beans 12 hrs ago #28

Consider this... Llewlladdwr 13 hrs ago #24

Why do so many of you fall for right-wing propaganda? Ziggy Beans 12 hrs ago #30

When did we nationalize Senate elections? mr715 12 hrs ago #32