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AZProgressive

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4. My position was always to support the winner of the primary in the election to face Susan Collins

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 08:11 PM

May 10

I agree with the criticisms when it comes to Platner and I had my own with Janet Mills but if Platner dropped out and Mills was the clear winner I would support Mills in the general election against Susan Collins. The road to Democrats taking back the Senate goes through Maine.

I'm hoping he matured from his 20s which is likely he has so I will take his apologies and admissions to mistakes at face value.

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The Platner Trap [View all] Violet_Crumble May 10 OP

One more NYT writer expressing Collin's-like "concern" for Dems Fiendish Thingy May 10 #1

Yep. The concern vibes are strong Violet_Crumble May 10 #3

Fuck yourself off the planet, David french UpInArms May 10 #2

My position was always to support the winner of the primary in the election to face Susan Collins AZProgressive May 10 #4

The Platner situation is an example of how both parties are in denial about what is going on everyonematters May 10 #5

Give me a break...it is a tatoo I have seen before...Marines have it and no they are not Nazis...can we stop turning on Demsrule86 May 10 #12

At this point it's about voting for which party controls the Senate JI7 May 10 #6

Well "one of his biggest supporters" is Cha May 10 #9

People support Planter because of the tattoo, not despite it? Violet_Crumble May 10 #11

Violet.....where ya from??? a kennedy May 10 #7

Australia. Why do you ask? Violet_Crumble May 10 #10

Nervous about the Maine voters..... a kennedy May 10 #8

As a Maine voter, I would have preferred Janet Millsin in the primary.. OAITW r.2.0 May 10 #13

The last time I kept hearing that "Lesser of two evils" crap... appmanga May 10 #14

I couldn't care less what David French thinks. BannonsLiver May 11 #15

Agreed on all points. DFW May 11 #16