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MaineNative

(105 posts)
24. Now this is
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:46 PM
20 hrs ago

just making me more determined to help out. It’s just getting more koo koo, the stories keep changing, and the paper of record, Portland Press Herald, chose to publish parts of the original NYTs hit piece with a disclaimer that they basically didn’t verify the story. That was worth another 25 dollar donation.

Form the PPH today - Fifield, 40, who lives in Virginia, is listed as a “visiting fellow” on the website of the conservative group Independent Women. Her resume includes previously working for the conservative Heritage Foundation and briefly on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s 2024 presidential campaign.

“Let’s be very clear: This is a lifelong GOP operative who’s dedicated her career to electing Republicans,” the Platner campaign said in a Thursday statement.

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The timing is certainly suspect. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #1
Corcerning, one might even say peppertree 21 hrs ago #17
Almost to the level of "Troubling" Ars Longa 1 hr ago #91
It's all those fuckers got Blue Owl 22 hrs ago #2
I doubt it is just Republicans Bluetus 2 hrs ago #71
I agree, centrist lobby group AIPAC Emile 1 hr ago #87
They go after anyone that doesn't support Israel's crimes questionseverything 55 min ago #95
There are a few here that believe every word of it Ziggy Beans 22 hrs ago #3
And do they ever swat you if you disagree with them. Polly Hennessey 20 hrs ago #28
Yeah, your insults to members aren't helping Cha 19 hrs ago #42
THANK YOU!!! niyad 5 hrs ago #55
The Primary is now over IbogaProject 1 hr ago #75
The national media is doing their part Bluetus 2 hrs ago #72
+21 Emile 1 hr ago #83
So we shouldn't believe HIS OWN WORDS? MorbidButterflyTat 45 min ago #100
Platner doesn't deny it.... reACTIONary 41 min ago #101
Shocking ZDU 22 hrs ago #4
Focus on Collins and her record! flamingdem 22 hrs ago #5
Yep, stop taking the bait CivicGrief 20 hrs ago #29
What record?? AZ8theist 20 hrs ago #33
Pretty sick of our sides purity tests when there is a rapist ALBliberal 22 hrs ago #6
34 convicted felonies on record dave99 5 hrs ago #58
Gary Hart, Ed Muskie, "Old Joe" Biden, Mike Dukakis and Bill Somethingorother ... usonian 22 hrs ago #7
nice photo: Troy Jackson, Bernie Sanders, Graham Platner eShirl 22 hrs ago #8
The photo is from Bernie's website. usonian 20 hrs ago #23
No Fetterman pics there, weird. MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #26
It's nice to see a picture of Fetterman from his sane days. nt Gore1FL 20 hrs ago #31
He was never different Boo1 15 hrs ago #50
I'd still take him over Oz. Gore1FL 14 hrs ago #52
Would you take him over Lamb? Boo1 14 hrs ago #53
I'd much rather have Lamb. Gore1FL 3 hrs ago #65
I wonder. What is it about binary choices some don't seem to understand? paleotn 20 hrs ago #36
Maybe it's the fact there is a Senate primary. SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #59
Been keeping up with recent events? Nope. paleotn 2 hrs ago #69
If she was popular why did her campaign money dry up? questionseverything 52 min ago #97
Well, Hart DID Issue A Challenge, One Will Recall. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #15
Watched that live and just dolefully shook my head...Hart was dogmeat. nt allegorical oracle 5 hrs ago #57
The Platner "news" sniffs of the old Lee Atwater/Roger Stone days. And Stone's allegorical oracle 21 hrs ago #20
Seems a lot like the Al Franken fiasco to me. Bluepinky 15 hrs ago #48
Here's where Im at. Platner is flawed and engaged in bad behavior that I would not tolerate in my personal Nanjeanne 21 hrs ago #9
What about the two Democratic women who have accused him? SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #60
The two Dem women said that he had a darkness and was troubled basically. They accused him Nanjeanne 3 hrs ago #62
While I've been critical of him, if I lived in Maine I'd vote for him. Callie1979 3 hrs ago #67
And Dems fall for it every time. paleotn 21 hrs ago #10
Not. This. Time. Aviation Pro 21 hrs ago #11
Clarification. Not all Dems. Some. paleotn 20 hrs ago #32
True. SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #61
She's emblematic of the problem Aviation Pro 3 hrs ago #64
Please explain how they got 2 Democratic women to go along EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #12
I don't explain anything Aviation Pro 21 hrs ago #14
Amen! CivicGrief 20 hrs ago #30
Go along with what? They said he had dark moods and was struggling and when old Reddit posts Nanjeanne 21 hrs ago #18
Only the Republican operative claimed anything approaching noteworthiness Dave says 20 hrs ago #25
If you're in Maine, are you voting for Susan Collins? paleotn 20 hrs ago #34
Platner isn't in the Epstein files. Bluepinky 15 hrs ago #49
Wow! That's a low bar MorbidButterflyTat 48 min ago #99
K&R spanone 21 hrs ago #13
Source? ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn 20 hrs ago #35
All the hallmarks of an orchestrated smear. pat_k 21 hrs ago #19
I just reread that story, too. Al Franken got a raw deal. calimary 19 hrs ago #43
It's some bullshit cooked up by Fox to steal yet another seat. Initech 21 hrs ago #21
My thoughts on all of this remain unchanged, in that B.See 21 hrs ago #22
Now this is MaineNative 20 hrs ago #24
The GOP gathers evidence and ignores it, we Democrats execute the accused and then gather the evidence, ... marble falls 20 hrs ago #27
Yep. SSDD. paleotn 20 hrs ago #37
Yep, it's the old Democrats gotta be perfect. Circular firing squad. oldmanlynn 20 hrs ago #38
Fetterman attackes Platner. maliaSmith 20 hrs ago #39
Fuck that Lurch Aviation Pro 17 hrs ago #47
Fetterman is a worthless centrist! Emile 5 hrs ago #56
The same people insisting we must nominate Platner insisted we must nominate Fetterman over Lamb. SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #63
Exactly, and they are also the same people who trumped up Nixie 2 hrs ago #70
PURITY test!? Really now mr715 2 hrs ago #73
Recognizing Whitewashing actual established offensive words and acts Nixie 1 hr ago #78
Mhm. You can keep telling us than until Tuesday. mr715 1 hr ago #79
Then you shouldn't be so worried and concerned over Nixie 1 hr ago #80
Susan Collins mr715 1 hr ago #81
Thanks for this glimpse into bro culture. Nixie 1 hr ago #88
Yup yup. mr715 1 hr ago #90
You do that. But thanks for your deep concern over people Nixie 1 hr ago #93
No need to thank me. mr715 57 min ago #94
Thanks for your deep concern. Speaking of keen skills, let's Nixie 50 min ago #98
No shit. MorbidButterflyTat 40 min ago #103
The emotional upset surprised me. betsuni 40 min ago #102
Democrats should vote against Platner when Republicans vote against the traitor rapist felon dalton99a 19 hrs ago #40
Yeah. Like THAT'LL happen. calimary 19 hrs ago #44
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Recommended. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #45
A fair number of women whom I've dated PCIntern 19 hrs ago #46
Only thing??? Everyone will forget about it in what, 5 days??? Who'll really care??? a kennedy 15 hrs ago #51
Wow! I just put Graham Platner into the search on YouTube, and it's like a wasps nest! BComplex 5 hrs ago #54
that's a relief! I guess the Nazi SS tattoo is photoshop and he never sexted women WarGamer 3 hrs ago #66
Stop beating that poor straw man (n/m) Soul_of_Wit 1 hr ago #86
Sometimes it hurts to do the right thing PCB66 2 hrs ago #68
The right thing being what? CivicGrief 1 hr ago #82
And the rats show up everywhere. Kingofalldems 2 hrs ago #74
In my mind, the Supreme Court looms large... CousinIT 1 hr ago #76
The republicans have a history of character assassination. patphil 1 hr ago #77
Repug smear didn't dawn on me at first but now makes PERFECT sense vapor2 1 hr ago #84
Reps are attacking him because their majority is so slim. JustABozoOnThisBus 1 hr ago #85
Or we learned from the Franken mess Soul_of_Wit 1 hr ago #89
I guess that's a possibility. JustABozoOnThisBus 1 hr ago #92
My first clue that it was ratfuckery Soul_of_Wit 54 min ago #96
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