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Sympthsical

(11,152 posts)
4. Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:46 AM
21 hrs ago

They're squabbling over their pick going over like a dry fart delivered during eulogy, and just want the world to know it should have listened to them!

I'm watching people compare sexting to drugging and raping women.

Yeah. That's just bitterness coming out without the executive function overriding it before the keys get tapped.

And I say this as someone who really doesn't want Becerra, but if it's him vs. a Republican, I'ma STFU about it.

Platner's going to be the candidate. People need to deal with it.

"Sexting!" from the same people who were all out of sorts that Cuomo lost to Mamdani.

It's excessively disingenuous.

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny 21 hrs ago #1
rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 20 hrs ago #21
THIS orangecrush 20 hrs ago #37
Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 19 hrs ago #51
It's an old story. marble falls 21 hrs ago #2
Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad 21 hrs ago #3
And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #106
Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #4
+3 Emile 21 hrs ago #7
No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #8
Honest question Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #12
There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #13
Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 21 hrs ago #17
"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 19 hrs ago #53
This claim is George Santos level. mr715 18 hrs ago #65
Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 11 hrs ago #117
And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #119
And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 21 hrs ago #14
I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 21 hrs ago #15
He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #19
You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 20 hrs ago #22
No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #25
At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 20 hrs ago #27
Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #31
Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 20 hrs ago #33
how is she wrong? Skittles 13 hrs ago #105
She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #109
ahh, OK Skittles 13 hrs ago #110
Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 6 hrs ago #124
He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #86
Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #90
I hate that I really don't care about him sexting someone not his wife. Once upon a time I think I would have. But Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #91
I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 13 hrs ago #108
No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 20 hrs ago #20
BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #85
So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 15 hrs ago #93
Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #18
Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 20 hrs ago #26
Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 19 hrs ago #48
Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 19 hrs ago #56
Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 18 hrs ago #67
Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #72
Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 17 hrs ago #75
At this point, that's moot. They didn't find someone better. And this guy is way ahead in the primary polling. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #87
Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 6 hrs ago #127
Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 19 hrs ago #49
Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 19 hrs ago #58
Question SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #29
A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 19 hrs ago #57
I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #83
Well said, Sympthsical mr715 18 hrs ago #63
to be fair Skittles 13 hrs ago #100
Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #107
'Imperfections'? sheshe2 21 hrs ago #5
Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 21 hrs ago #16
You should tell that to sheshe2 20 hrs ago #38
Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 18 hrs ago #64
She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 17 hrs ago #74
I don't think we agree. mr715 17 hrs ago #76
I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 17 hrs ago #82
DURec leftstreet 21 hrs ago #6
We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp 21 hrs ago #9
"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 21 hrs ago #10
But look where this felon got us. LisaL 21 hrs ago #11
Ugh wolfie001 20 hrs ago #24
Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #89
..... wolfie001 15 hrs ago #95
Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 20 hrs ago #23
The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 20 hrs ago #28
I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 15 hrs ago #94
Fetterman. nt sheshe2 7 hrs ago #123
Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 6 hrs ago #125
I'm in Maryland wolfie001 23 min ago #130
Exactly SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #30
Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 20 hrs ago #32
This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 20 hrs ago #34
"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 17 hrs ago #77
So we won't marry him. He doesn't seem to be very good at marriage. But he's polling ahead of Collins. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #88
We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #35
We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 20 hrs ago #40
So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #97
Ah, let me think orangecrush 13 hrs ago #99
Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 13 hrs ago #102
I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 13 hrs ago #104
Yep... They'll say, B.See 12 hrs ago #111
Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #96
You show them Renew Deal 14 hrs ago #98
We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 20 hrs ago #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 13 hrs ago #103
Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 20 hrs ago #39
"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 11 hrs ago #112
Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 20 hrs ago #41
We can bask in our purity orangecrush 20 hrs ago #43
The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 19 hrs ago #46
It's pretty obvious orangecrush 19 hrs ago #52
Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #42
Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #44
Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 19 hrs ago #45
That's not the problem. yardwork 19 hrs ago #59
Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 18 hrs ago #68
The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 19 hrs ago #47
Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 19 hrs ago #50
If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 19 hrs ago #54
The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 17 hrs ago #71
We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 19 hrs ago #55
In a way, we do. ananda 19 hrs ago #60
That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 18 hrs ago #66
The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 17 hrs ago #70
Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #61
that's very true samsingh 18 hrs ago #62
Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 17 hrs ago #69
Just Remember Deep State Witch 17 hrs ago #73
Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 17 hrs ago #78
It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #79
"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #80
no one is "perfect" Skittles 11 hrs ago #116
Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 17 hrs ago #81
100% Blue Full Moon 16 hrs ago #84
Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 15 hrs ago #92
yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 11 hrs ago #115
ah, OK Skittles 13 hrs ago #101
I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 11 hrs ago #113
so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 11 hrs ago #114
... AloeVera 11 hrs ago #118
That's been the case for decades. Orrex 8 hrs ago #120
Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 8 hrs ago #121
Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 7 hrs ago #122
Hey! LuvLoogie 6 hrs ago #126
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 4 hrs ago #128
Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 3 hrs ago #129
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