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44. Graham Platner

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 12:37 PM

22 hrs ago

Commercial media trying, with all their might, to trash candidates who want to get big money corruption out of elected offices! Graham Platner speaks for the vast majority of people on both sides of the aisle.

Let the money obsessed get rich without buying politicians, and we'll see how rich they are afterwards.

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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