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QueerDuck

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36. Disheartening, indeed. I see a lot of heartbreak and disappointment ahead.

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:18 PM

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Yes... I agree. Why is it being ignored? Good question. Why are the thin and implausible denials being so eagerly accepted and not questioned or examined? I fear that he has this things sewn up but there are other Democrats on the primary ballot, so as unlikely as it may be, things could still change.

And it's not only the insults and other "jokes" about: women and sexual assault victims... also ignored are comments about LGBTQ, LEO's, rural-Americans being dumb, the "cheap" tipping habits of AA's, and using the R-word as recently as last month cannot be ignored.

As I've acknowledged before, I know that we're all just human and imperfect, but these things indicate a pattern of poor judgement and lack of impulse control that bother me.

I've frequently said in the past: the "worst Democrat" is always preferable to any Republican. But, honestly, I'm just tired of being disappointed. I'm afraid that the road ahead will be filled with regret. (Fingers crossed that it isn't, though.)

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what's worse than a "nazi tattoo"? [View all] ProfessorPlum Saturday OP

He's made a lot of choices that I find troubling EdmondDantes_ Saturday #1

Now do Susan Collins and her "choices". AloeVera Saturday #3

Thank you. H2O Man Sunday #10

Yeah, NS, Sherlock, That A Democrat Is Better Than A Republican. But.... ColoringFool Sunday #12

The primary is in a few days and this hit piece in the NYT comes out a week before .... cliffside Sunday #17

Suspicious, no? peggysue2 Sunday #34

Angus King and John Bolton have the same mustache -- coincidence? mr715 5 hrs ago #47

The primary is in 3 hours... mr715 5 hrs ago #45

Well, My Dear Watson, AloeVera Sunday #21

Irene Adler she is not. mr715 5 hrs ago #46

I wouldn't vote for Collins because I don't like her policies EdmondDantes_ Sunday #29

Do you like Platner's policies? Would you vote for him if you could and if his Reddit posts, tattoo etc were not known? AloeVera Sunday #32

It will be hard to argue with the purist oldmanlynn Sunday #33

Not convinced it's all purity for purity's sake. Some no doubt genuine, some a cynical exploitation of that propensity. AloeVera Sunday #35

Compared to the demons in human skin who are currently ProfessorPlum Sunday #5

are we now saying that Susan Collins - and every other person with an R behind their name stopdiggin Sunday #9

fetch the smelling salts ProfessorPlum Sunday #14

They are happily starving children, seniors and poor people in general, literally starving them, questionseverything 10 hrs ago #41

yes, I had it before .. stopdiggin 5 hrs ago #44

Yeah, all that is far worse than voting to approve Kavanaugh's nomination tishaLA Sunday #7

Don't care fujiyamasan Sunday #18

Thank you for this comment. Irish_Dem Sunday #19

I agree, we need to keep our eyes on the prize Walleye Saturday #2

See my comments. usonian Saturday #4

False dichotomy Boo1 Sunday #6

Well said canetoad Sunday #8

Believable to you. It bears qualification. I also know a lot about.... ColoringFool Sunday #13

Can you articulate canetoad Sunday #15

Speaking for myself... I can explain why. QueerDuck Sunday #20

I Hope You Live In Maine! 😉 ColoringFool Sunday #11

Pictures of him with his shirt off at his brother's wedding, his sister-in-law is Jewish and posted the photo of him ... cliffside Sunday #16

A toxic human being is way worse than a toxic tattoo JCMach1 Sunday #22

It may be too late to recover. MineralMan Sunday #23

Yes. In hindsight, it was naive to hope Platner wouldn't be taken down. AloeVera Sunday #24

Well, it was always going to be a close race. MineralMan Sunday #26

Oh well. At least we learned about the Totenkopf. AloeVera Sunday #30

Good point. MineralMan Sunday #40

What I am hearing is he has volunteers on the ground working questionseverything Sunday #39

I agree. It's purposeful ratfucking. harumph Sunday #25

Exactly. Easterncedar Sunday #27

There are three Democratic candidates on the ME ballot. lapucelle Sunday #28

Once again, this is not solely about his nazi tattoo, but about ALL niyad Sunday #31

Disheartening, indeed. I see a lot of heartbreak and disappointment ahead. QueerDuck Sunday #36

My feelings if it matters since I'm a woman csusan Sunday #37

I would like to see a Democrat defeat Collins but I do not believe that Platner is the right person LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #38

It isn't a "Nazi tattoo" obamanut2012 10 hrs ago #42

A primary is being held and it is not between someone who made a dumb choice vs fascists. W_HAMILTON 8 hrs ago #43