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BlueHurricane

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22. I don't get why the NY times interviewed

Reply to AStern (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:39 PM

5 hrs ago

Platner’s ex- girlfriends. Is that something that they normally do with most Senate candidates? For instance have we heard from Ken Paxton’s soon to be divorced on “biblical grounds” wife or mistresses to see what he was like?

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The Platner allegations appear to be an astro-turf campaign from Republican activists... [View all] AStern 15 hrs ago OP

Killing off our most promising candidates CanonRay 14 hrs ago #1

The "Canuck Letter" Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #2

That's the first thing I thought of MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #7

If that is our most promising candidate, I wouldn't want to see a least promising one. LisaL 13 hrs ago #8

Perhaps he's the "most promising candidate" IN THAT RACE... Wounded Bear 13 hrs ago #11

Did you mean Howard Dean? LSparkle 12 hrs ago #19

Yup, I am in the middle of moving an dead tired CanonRay 7 hrs ago #21

The centrist lobbying group AIPAC has Emile 14 hrs ago #3

the media coverage is sickening crud 13 hrs ago #4

This was obvious from the beginning. hadEnuf 13 hrs ago #5

Of course it is Akakoji 13 hrs ago #6

I personally think republican activists are waiting LisaL 13 hrs ago #9

Just so we're clear, 2 of the 3 women were Democrats EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #10

As far as his defenders are concerned, they stopped being Democrats when they dared to speak up about domestic violence. Lancero 12 hrs ago #13

What exactly did those women say about him? Ziggy Beans 12 hrs ago #15

Basically, that he was a lousy cheating boyfriend, who LisaL 12 hrs ago #16

They went back in time Boo1 12 hrs ago #20

Look for more "swift boating" incidents before this midterm election is over FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #12

All you have to do is read Fifield's Twitter feed. It's frightening to see her retweeting Stephen Miller, a true Nazi. Nanjeanne 12 hrs ago #14

Did the Heritage Foundation or Ladies for Kavanaugh tattoo him? MorbidButterflyTat 12 hrs ago #17

I feel much better knowing that Mark Judge has come to Fifield's defense. He's the Kavanaugh pal that was also accused Nanjeanne 12 hrs ago #18

I don't get why the NY times interviewed BlueHurricane 5 hrs ago #22

Did Jeet Heer provide proof? krawhitham 5 hrs ago #23

Graham Platner's anti-Israel fixation in the Maine Senate race may be motivation too. PufPuf23 4 hrs ago #24