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Quiet Em

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48. Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:42 AM

21 hrs ago

You do realize that what should have been an easier flip will now be quite difficult if Platner wins the primary, right?

Not a single Mainer has voted in the primary let alone in the general and I am not as confident as your are that Mainers will toss out Collins in favor of this unknown guy with all the baggage. It won't just be Democrats voting. Independents and Republians get to vote too.

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a 23 hrs ago OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny 23 hrs ago #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 22 hrs ago #21

THIS orangecrush 22 hrs ago #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 21 hrs ago #51

It's an old story. marble falls 23 hrs ago #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad 23 hrs ago #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #4

+3 Emile 23 hrs ago #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #8

Honest question Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 22 hrs ago #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 21 hrs ago #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 20 hrs ago #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 22 hrs ago #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 22 hrs ago #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 22 hrs ago #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 22 hrs ago #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 22 hrs ago #33

how is she wrong? Skittles 15 hrs ago #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #109

ahh, OK Skittles 15 hrs ago #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 8 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 17 hrs ago #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 17 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 17 hrs ago #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 15 hrs ago #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 22 hrs ago #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 17 hrs ago #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 22 hrs ago #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 21 hrs ago #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 19 hrs ago #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 19 hrs ago #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 19 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 17 hrs ago #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji 23 min ago #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 8 hrs ago #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 21 hrs ago #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 21 hrs ago #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 21 hrs ago #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 20 hrs ago #63

to be fair Skittles 15 hrs ago #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 23 hrs ago #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 22 hrs ago #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 22 hrs ago #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 20 hrs ago #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 19 hrs ago #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 19 hrs ago #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet 23 hrs ago #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp 23 hrs ago #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 23 hrs ago #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL 23 hrs ago #11

Ugh wolfie001 22 hrs ago #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #89

..... wolfie001 17 hrs ago #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 22 hrs ago #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 22 hrs ago #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 17 hrs ago #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 8 hrs ago #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 8 hrs ago #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 2 hrs ago #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 22 hrs ago #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 22 hrs ago #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 19 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 17 hrs ago #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 22 hrs ago #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush 15 hrs ago #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 15 hrs ago #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 14 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #96

You show them Renew Deal 16 hrs ago #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 15 hrs ago #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 22 hrs ago #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 13 hrs ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 21 hrs ago #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush 21 hrs ago #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 21 hrs ago #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush 21 hrs ago #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 21 hrs ago #45

That's not the problem. yardwork 21 hrs ago #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 19 hrs ago #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 21 hrs ago #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 21 hrs ago #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 21 hrs ago #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 19 hrs ago #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 21 hrs ago #55

In a way, we do. ananda 21 hrs ago #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 20 hrs ago #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 19 hrs ago #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 21 hrs ago #61

that's very true samsingh 20 hrs ago #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 19 hrs ago #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch 19 hrs ago #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 19 hrs ago #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 19 hrs ago #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 13 hrs ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 19 hrs ago #81

100% Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 17 hrs ago #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 13 hrs ago #115

ah, OK Skittles 15 hrs ago #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 13 hrs ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 13 hrs ago #114

... AloeVera 13 hrs ago #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex 10 hrs ago #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 10 hrs ago #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 9 hrs ago #122

Hey! LuvLoogie 8 hrs ago #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 5 hrs ago #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 4 hrs ago #129