So, it's looking like the whole Platner "controversy"

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77. The republicans have a history of character assassination.

John Kerry, Al Franken, Hunter Biden, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and many more.
On the other hand, republicans give people of their own party a free pass for much worse stuff than Greg Platner has been accused of.
As a result, they win elections, and we watch as our nation circles the drain.

We need to realize that much of what we hear from republicans is definitely rat fuckery, designed to destroy a campaign and, in this case, allow a weak willed, compliant republican senator get reelected again so she can whine about how bad the president is, and then vote for all the shit he stands for. It shouldn't come to this, but our elections are beginning to look like classic battles between good and evil.
Republicans will do whatever it takes to get elected, and Democrats seem to just stand there and take it.
Greg Platner isn't perfect, but on his worst day, he's better than Susan Collins is on her best. After all, Trump is a convicted felon, and probably a child molester. He lies, cheats, steals, and kills for personal gain and/or revenge.
If you don't think he kills, just take a long look at all he's done. The worst is the destruction of USAID, which has caused about 1 million deaths in Africa; more than half of which are children.

Time for Democrats to stand and deliver in Maine.