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perdita9

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35. I'm enraged by the stupidity

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:13 PM

18 hrs ago

With the kind of scrutiny a senate campaign brings, it was inevitable that skeletons were going to be hauled out of the closet and exposed to daylight.

If the charges are true, Graham Platner is an idiot.

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Pro Tip: If you've been hiding crimes, don't run for office. [View all] Coventina 19 hrs ago OP

I wish I could recommend this op more than once.. Peacetrain 19 hrs ago #1

Unless you are a Republican................. Lovie777 19 hrs ago #2

Point taken. Coventina 19 hrs ago #4

But we do Keepthesoulalive 19 hrs ago #16

I am just devastated hookaleft 19 hrs ago #3

Yes, it is incredibly painful. Coventina 19 hrs ago #6

I've now written off the senate entirely. BannonsLiver 18 hrs ago #24

There is still NC, OH, TX, AK, and IA. SamuelAdams 17 hrs ago #38

What a clusterfuck this guy turned out to be. chicoescuela 16 hrs ago #39

Almost like it was intentional Stacey Grove 7 hrs ago #47

Had the same thought yesterday. chicoescuela 7 hrs ago #49

What a concept mcar 19 hrs ago #5

And some anti progressivess here chose to defend swallwel SunImp 19 hrs ago #14

I don't recall seeing much, if any, defense of Swallwell here mcar 19 hrs ago #19

. SunImp 18 hrs ago #22

I stand corrected. mcar 18 hrs ago #37

This. So worried about what drives progressives these days. Ruining the Democrats chances Pompoy 18 hrs ago #26

I'm still trying to figure out how you know for sure this isn't a Repuke hit job? paleotn 18 hrs ago #30

Extremely sound advice -misanthroptimist 19 hrs ago #7

Forgiveness requires a confession. multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #8

Opposition Research is a real thing. People make money doing it. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #9

Exactly... LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #42

People who run for office tend to have a little bit of tunnel vision and have to have a level of self-promotion that can WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #10

Especially since he really did have grassroots support pushing him to run EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #20

If he committed a crime, he should be charged. Bok_Tukalo 19 hrs ago #11

well I've got some very disappointing news about this nation WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #15

I expect her to file charges soon Bok_Tukalo 19 hrs ago #17

I'd be very surprised if she did. WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #18

Gee, that might take actual evidence. paleotn 18 hrs ago #29

It takes enough evidence for an attorney and a prosecutor to run with it. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #31

Why didn't she do that months ago? Why does this stuff always come out too late? Katinfl 18 hrs ago #23

We did hear from her, last month, which means her accusations have been reported out for the last few months. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #32

Perhaps a put up or shut up? paleotn 18 hrs ago #28

Isn't it past the Statute of Limitations? 2019? LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #43

And I think also, since there is always going to be pinkstarburst 19 hrs ago #12

Agree. kiranon 13 hrs ago #45

... as a Democrat 0rganism 19 hrs ago #13

We need a new candidate there now... Escape 18 hrs ago #21

Gee, if there were only some warning signs about Platner before we made him our nominee? nycbos 18 hrs ago #25

Flabbergasting Stacey Grove 7 hrs ago #48

That's that go for Republican hit jobs as well? paleotn 18 hrs ago #27

Do you have proof of that? MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #33

Do you have proof of what you're believing? paleotn 18 hrs ago #34

I'm enraged by the stupidity perdita9 18 hrs ago #35

Apparently it's easier to cover up an old SS tattoo than it is to cover up one's past... QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #46

Unless the rat fucking is the point. meadowlander 18 hrs ago #36

Roger Stone has been strangely silent these last several months ... FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #40

He was busy funding Maureen Galindo's campaign. He wanted her to win. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #44

The damage is done regardless. He is quickly lossing support. WinningAgain 15 hrs ago #41