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4. His policy proposals will be spun to working folks as

Reply to KPN (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 10:18 AM

Aug 2025

* government intervening in your healthcare, government choosing your doctor
* raising your taxes
* government taking YOUR money to help "those people"

He sounds like he is on the right track, but if he doesn't figure out how to control the lies about his policies, he will not do well.

Also if he comes across as unwilling to settle for incremental improvements - if he is, or is spun as, a "burn it down and rebuild it" type, he will not do well, and will just piss off everybody.

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This Maine oysterman thinks Democrats are doing 'jack' about fascism. So he's running for US Senate [View all] KPN Aug 2025 OP

Sounds like a Commie leftstreet Aug 2025 #1

His first ad has dropped KentuckyWoman Aug 2025 #2

Oligarchs stand with Trumputin. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #3

The rest of us is almost all of us in reality. Just need to get more of the idiots who voted R, 3rd party, or KPN Aug 2025 #7

His policy proposals will be spun to working folks as RandomNumbers Aug 2025 #4

I think he has figured out how to deal with the spin. That's exactly why he's appealing. He's sort of KPN Aug 2025 #6

Everything has timms139 Aug 2025 #17

His launch ad, from YouTube DinahMoeHum Aug 2025 #5

It's back to being 3 major political parties again? taxi Aug 2025 #8

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the party leadership will do everything they can to undermine this guy. He sounds like he KPN Aug 2025 #9

Maine is not main stream which is a deterent on a national level. Shame, but it is. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #13

The Democratic brand is in trouble leftstreet Aug 2025 #18

Perhaps he can say something along the lines of the following - taxi Aug 2025 #19

So is he running in the D primary or what? Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #10

Looks like it. See his sdvertisement. KPN Aug 2025 #16

I'm not a Mainer, unfortunately. But if I were, he would damn sure have my vote!! cornball 24 Aug 2025 #11

Maybe next summer I will get to Maine. There is a peaceful feeling there. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #12

Damn that was a great ad. He's someone I'll give $ to. My kind of Democrat! Thanks for posting about him. Nanjeanne Aug 2025 #14

I hope the Democratic Party supports him ... he sounds like a winner FakeNoose Aug 2025 #15

Great MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #20

what's his take on the marines patroling the streets to enforce trumpism nt msongs Aug 2025 #21