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26. 1.) Lowest Bar Possible. 2.) Who's "Equating"? 3.) Yes, 'Tis true. If One Is Not....

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 04:59 PM

19 hrs ago

From Maine, one must perforce "leave it up to" the voting residents.

Even commentary. Or so I've read on DU.

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Am I oversimplifying this? [View all] senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago OP

This is the same shite they did with Franken kimbutgar 21 hrs ago #1

The Franken thing senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #2

And to anyone that questions your statement: pat_k 11 hrs ago #83

I disagree a bit. Platner is certainly guilty of a lot more creepiness than Franken, and we know that's true. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #16

That's where I'm at with the whole drama MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #22

You make a good point getting back the senate and house is too important! kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #29

Wish my Bernie Bros friends could've done that in 2016. We might've avoided what allegorical oracle 18 hrs ago #51

Hey... pat_k 11 hrs ago #84

I hope he pans out. And if he doesn't, it is still one more seat. Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #96

Yes. Llewlladdwr 21 hrs ago #3

Do you have a clue how much damage Collins has done? NoRethugFriends 21 hrs ago #5

Yeah, Collins really needs to go. ananda 21 hrs ago #6

There are two other candidates running in the Primary Llewlladdwr 21 hrs ago #7

And they don't have a chance of winning the primary, which is in 5 days. What don't you understand??? NoRethugFriends 20 hrs ago #9

Here's what I understand... Llewlladdwr 20 hrs ago #14

No. He becomes the face of the Democratic candidate for senate in Maine. NoRethugFriends 12 hrs ago #81

The hard truth is it is him or Collins. CivicGrief 20 hrs ago #13

This is such a bogus line of defense. Llewlladdwr 20 hrs ago #18

I understand that you find Platner's past conduct disqualifying senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #21

Thank you! Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #33

Yes they will senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #40

If he's the nominee I will not work against him. Llewlladdwr 18 hrs ago #50

Do I wish the unions had recruited someone who had been vetted in a previous campaigns for something? pat_k 11 hrs ago #85

Keep banging your head while the CivicGrief 19 hrs ago #37

You can't hold anyone to account if you have no power. Llewlladdwr 17 hrs ago #63

Maybe, but H2O Man 19 hrs ago #38

You nail it. republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #52

No. Mainers haven't gotten behind one of them like they've gotten behind Platner. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #17

Are you a Maine voter? I am not. Raven123 18 hrs ago #49

Is he a Nazi? Mossfern 20 hrs ago #10

Do you need more than the tatoo? Llewlladdwr 20 hrs ago #11

Yes Mossfern 20 hrs ago #12

Okay... Llewlladdwr 20 hrs ago #15

Now we're hearing from you, eh? MineralMan 19 hrs ago #20

Yes sir, you are. Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #25

Sure. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #32

Talarico is going to struggle here. Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #39

I wonder how Platner would do against Paxton? Red Mountain 17 hrs ago #74

Why would Talarico have to defend anyone Phoenix61 16 hrs ago #76

The easiest answer to give. mr715 12 hrs ago #82

It's also amazing how people who MineralMan 19 hrs ago #19

Hi MineralMan, I know you're trying to call me out. Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #23

Like clockwork. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #36

Whistlin' past the graveyard... Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #41

Nice song H2O Man 18 hrs ago #44

Oh, I've no doubt I'm causing consternation among DU's inner sanctum. Llewlladdwr 18 hrs ago #55

Nice generalization. CivicGrief 18 hrs ago #61

The truth is Graham Platner is a horrible candidate. Llewlladdwr 17 hrs ago #65

Seem like opinions to me. CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #73

What do you hold Collins responsible for? CivicGrief 18 hrs ago #47

You can't hold her accountable if you aren't in control. Llewlladdwr 18 hrs ago #56

I disagree with your second assertion. CivicGrief 18 hrs ago #58

You are wrong. Llewlladdwr 18 hrs ago #62

You sure are full of yourself. CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #64

Right back at cha CivicGrief. Llewlladdwr 17 hrs ago #66

This message was self-deleted by its author CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #70

I'm simply stating CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #72

I remember Christine O'Donnell. StevieM 10 hrs ago #91

It was clearly because of sorcery. mr715 31 min ago #99

And my garage door won't open. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #46

Your garage door H2O Man 18 hrs ago #48

I talked to some folks here MineralMan... Llewlladdwr 18 hrs ago #59

Platner got control of Elon's lasers? mr715 17 hrs ago #67

So Platner is now a "Nazi"? AloeVera 16 hrs ago #77

Not only that, H2O Man 14 hrs ago #79

Yup. Been around for a long, long year... AloeVera 6 hrs ago #94

I'm interested in the link but am getting an error. pat_k 11 hrs ago #86

"Graham Platner Is No Nazi" NYT Opinion piece AloeVera 7 hrs ago #93

Thanks! pat_k 54 min ago #97

...especially when there is a perfectly acceptable Democrat in the race. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #90

The idea of an admittedly flawed person Prairie_Seagull 21 hrs ago #4

It is admirable and I believe in redemption senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago #45

there's a big wide world between PERFECTION and that guy Skittles 21 hrs ago #8

Apparently, the gap isn't as wide as one might think. Llewlladdwr 19 hrs ago #42

There is a difference between the space between 1 and 2 mr715 17 hrs ago #68

alrighty then Skittles 17 hrs ago #71

The problem is his apology for the reddit comments looks less than sincere EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #24

My Favorite Name In All Of Fiction. 😉 ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #27

Please stop pretending the republican operative can be believed questionseverything 19 hrs ago #30

And what about the other two women who are Democrats? EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #43

The anatomy of a smear pat_k 11 hrs ago #89

1.) Lowest Bar Possible. 2.) Who's "Equating"? 3.) Yes, 'Tis true. If One Is Not.... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #26

Recommended. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #28

I made a mistake once. Sorry multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #31

Only once? Does the phrase (If I had a nickel for), I bet you know the rest. state of stupid 18 hrs ago #54

Boils down to it's hard for me to judge others. multigraincracker 18 hrs ago #60

K&R spanone 19 hrs ago #34

IMO that purity ship should have left the port when Al Franken ALBliberal 19 hrs ago #35

My thoughts on re-reading Jane Mayer's "The Case of Al Franken" pat_k 11 hrs ago #87

If he votes against trump more than 4% of the time, it's an improvement over Collins. unblock 18 hrs ago #53

No, you're definitely not over simplifying al bupp 18 hrs ago #57

Platner won't be immune from indictment, prosecution -- should that come to pass for some reason. RoeVWade 17 hrs ago #69

I haven't seen any accusations that are CivicGrief 16 hrs ago #75

You have it backwards. My point is for the people afraid to vote for him. RoeVWade 6 hrs ago #95

Some of us seem ready to blow a chance to finally dump Collins. marble falls 14 hrs ago #78

To me there's just something off JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #80

Platner will be a real time test as to whether Roy Cohn's training of *rump was correct or not Uncle Joe 11 hrs ago #88

As I've posted in other threads, for me it's a question of values. Jedi Guy 9 hrs ago #92

I have not followed the attacks on Platner ver closely... kentuck 49 min ago #98