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9. Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ...

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 10:05 AM

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...and still elected "Concerned" Collins. If this guy brings in independents it will be good.

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re: Platner - But if personal imperfection disqualifies a candidate, Washington DC should empty itself immediately. [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

Starting with the WH.................... Lovie777 Yesterday #1

Waiting for the count to chime in. rzemanfl Yesterday #2

I didn't want to disappoint you. Intractable Yesterday #4

Not the one I had in mind, but thanks. rzemanfl Yesterday #6

Oh fun! Can I play? I can "predict" the dismissals, excuses, ignoring of historical facts and attacking the messenger. QueerDuck Yesterday #5

Wish I can RECd you unlimited times ExtraGriz 21 hrs ago #47

It's a given. eShirl 3 hrs ago #94

A dirty fighter is better than a saint. Democrats should not disqualify anyone without a felony conviction. dalton99a Yesterday #3

Really good point - and republicans don't even care TBF Yesterday #13

+1. Democrats should rid themselves of the self-inflicted purity virus and learn to say "SO WHAT" dalton99a Yesterday #15

Graham Platner BComplex 22 hrs ago #44

A dirty fighter..... Horseshoeluck Yesterday #14

Um . WHAT?! "A dirty fighter is better than a saint" BECAUSE?? ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #45

A counter point EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #7

Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ... Ritabert Yesterday #9

What makes you think he will bring in independents? SamuelAdams Yesterday #11

Because polling. mr715 23 hrs ago #19

The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls... W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #25

As I said in other polls, so perhaps we should just grieve. mr715 22 hrs ago #26

Or elect a better Democrat? This is still the primary, after all. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #27

OK, who do you suggest? I found this on ballot ready TBF 22 hrs ago #31

If it were up to me, i would vote for Mills. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #33

Much like Speaker Gideon, a stalwart Democrat who lost. mr715 22 hrs ago #37

Platner, this alleged """fighter,""" has never even been in an election to lose. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #48

So support Susan Collins. Just own it. Don't keep shoveling this mr715 21 hrs ago #51

Except that we are a day before the election TBF 20 hrs ago #61

She's still on the ballot, as is at least one other alternative. W_HAMILTON 20 hrs ago #67

76% Platner, 10% Mills mr715 19 hrs ago #71

Are you saying Sara Gideon wasn't? Emile 22 hrs ago #32

Gideon wasn't what? W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #36

LOL Emile 22 hrs ago #38

But our candidate might have a penis. mr715 22 hrs ago #40

The primary hasn't even occurred yet. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #50

Devote time to taking down Collins rather than staying silent. mr715 21 hrs ago #53

Implicit in your argument is that we lose with Platner. mr715 22 hrs ago #39

No, implicit in YOUR argument is that we win with Platner. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #49

All I hear is sound and fury signifying nothing. mr715 21 hrs ago #52

90% of what you say is your incorrect interpretation of life in general questionseverything Yesterday #10

Of course you do EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #17

THANK YOU!!! niyad Yesterday #12

I hope you will never be judged by a selective, agenda-driven gotcha of your past words and actions. AloeVera 23 hrs ago #20

Weird that you claim to be against selective agenda driven gotcha while being selective yourself EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #35

Robert Byrd... mr715 22 hrs ago #42

Robert Byrd had actions that demonstrated his change EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #63

So, to be clear, you WOULD vote for former klansman Robert Byrd mr715 20 hrs ago #64

That you failed to point to where Platner has demonstrated that growth and improvement is weird EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #86

I'm not his confessor. mr715 14 hrs ago #88

I have responded in other threads and replies to you, as you know AloeVera 21 hrs ago #59

That's an opinion based on what you desperately want to believe EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #87

If Costello were running against Collins, instead of Platner, who would you vote for? jmbar2 23 hrs ago #22

He is polling at 3% so evidently they don't want to vote for him questionseverything 21 hrs ago #55

The question is... jmbar2 20 hrs ago #62

Impossible to answer. mr715 20 hrs ago #65

OK, so Platner's probably going to be the candidate. But... jmbar2 20 hrs ago #66

There is campaign activity mr715 19 hrs ago #68

I take personally the gay slurs. I'm surprised at how many people (and which people) appear to be okay with it. QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #23

I'm gay and don't care Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #54

Yep. I couldn't care less if he used the F word. I want him to vote with Democrats and oppose Christian nationalists. Hassin Bin Sober 19 hrs ago #70

Don't forget about rapist Eric Swalwell. mr715 19 hrs ago #73

Some of it is genuinely funny Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #75

No one? Seriously? --- Well, I care. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #78

Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #79

While I deeply respect the work you have done with LGBTQ youth... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #81

It's a matter of priority Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #85

I appreciate the response, though I think you are creating a false binary. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #92

I appreciate your perspective and yes those comments are deserving of condemnation. But what might Nanjeanne 1 hr ago #96

Whether or not individuals within a community use certain language with each other is a personal choice. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #72

This sounds exhausting Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #77

No it's not. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #80

These statements are incendiary in the extreme, and many of these issues cited BComplex 21 hrs ago #57

I support Democrats gab13by13 Yesterday #8

If so many can vote for a Pdeo, Sexual Abuser, multigraincracker Yesterday #16

Simple logic Bobstandard 23 hrs ago #18

AND it's another Democratic butt in a Senate chair to help bring us into the majority, and Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #82

I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Maryland wolfie001 23 hrs ago #21

That's why I disagree with my own Democratic Representative mvd 23 hrs ago #24

Everything I see says that We the People want to take power from the establishment. flashman13 22 hrs ago #28

Wrong Framing! We love imperfects! We hate being lied to. delisen 22 hrs ago #29

No party is perfect, but at least we try to get better. mr715 22 hrs ago #43

Re Platner - if only he had more serious sexual misconduct he could run for POTUS. Vinca 22 hrs ago #30

This is how I voted in the Texas primary - TBF 22 hrs ago #34

If I were perfect, I might have a different attitude Bluetus 22 hrs ago #41

I believe we need to hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, rather than making excuses... QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #46

I don't believe anybody who says they knew all along that Bluetus 21 hrs ago #56

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Okay, FUHGEDDABOUTIT. But One Thing Platner MUST CHANGE..... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #60

"...personal imperfection..." MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #69

Known as a purity test. Swede 15 hrs ago #83

I get it MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #90

Kick and rec. 58Sunliner 18 hrs ago #74

Bam SuzyandPuffpuff 15 hrs ago #76

"personal imperfections" Is that what they're calling Cha 14 hrs ago #84

I don't know about that MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #91

Whining that Democrats want to "rip my life apart" -- help help they're out to get me! betsuni 2 hrs ago #95

I'm going to take an unpopular position Metaphorical 13 hrs ago #89

Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #93