Meet Graham Platner. Here is one white guy who can help save the Democratic Party from itself, imho.

[mr715]

139. I take issue with a repeated point you are making.

You keep referencing "masculine communication skills" -- I am trying to wrap my head around that.

Do you mean able to communicate to men and boys? Do you mean his manner of communication is coded?

I want to submit, first of all, I completely agree that he is a dude and he acts like a dude. But where does this special masculine magic come from? Because he was a merc? Because he's got tattoos?

Personally I was really grossed out when Sen. Sheehy got into a broversation with then nothing Pete Hegseth over how many pushups they can do in the morning and the different types of guns they like.

So, to my issue, I don't know what "masculine" communication is any more than I know what "feminine" communication is, but I do know that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Crockett, and others speak as though they are, to use the ambiguous masculine characterization, have a giant dick in their rhetorical pants.

Is Rep. Raskin a feminine speaker? Does Sen. Mullin threatening to fight on the Senate floor give him street cred?

Ariadne -- I am not from Maine so do not have a vote, but my support is to the person that paid their dues. Despite being debased, Senator is still a pretty high rank to run for de novo. If he is a revolutionary, generational talent nothing is stopping this dude from building a career from the ground up.

His ambition makes me question his commitment to ideology. His judgement is questionable. His background is highly suspect (he quite wealthy). He has no track record to speak of other than what he disavows.

So run for the House. Run for dog catcher. Win. Then move up in the world.

This is an election we have to win and Sen. Collins will not be without her supporters. If you think he is uh the 'great white [male] hope' then cool, but opinions will differ.

BTW - is my communication style masculine or feminine?