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127. Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"?

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:12 AM

10 hrs ago

Not a good argument against all the stuff that keeps coming out on Planter's own actions.

I want Collins gone, too. I'm pissed that he didn't clean up his act before he started running.

And I don't like at all the way he's dissing other Dems... We need all Dems to win across the country for the Midterms. He can't do it alone. He has some nerve attacking other Dems.

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

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny Yesterday #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 Yesterday #21

THIS orangecrush Yesterday #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 23 hrs ago #51

It's an old story. marble falls Yesterday #2

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

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical Yesterday #4

+3 Emile Yesterday #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em Yesterday #8

Honest question Sympthsical Yesterday #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em Yesterday #13

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

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 23 hrs ago #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 22 hrs ago #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #119

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

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL Yesterday #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em Yesterday #19

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

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em Yesterday #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn Yesterday #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em Yesterday #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn Yesterday #33

how is she wrong? Skittles 17 hrs ago #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #109

ahh, OK Skittles 17 hrs ago #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 10 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 19 hrs ago #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 19 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 19 hrs ago #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 17 hrs ago #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn Yesterday #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 19 hrs ago #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em Yesterday #18

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

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 23 hrs ago #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 22 hrs ago #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 21 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 19 hrs ago #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji 2 hrs ago #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 10 hrs ago #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 23 hrs ago #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 23 hrs ago #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 23 hrs ago #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 22 hrs ago #63

to be fair Skittles 17 hrs ago #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 Yesterday #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn Yesterday #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 Yesterday #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 22 hrs ago #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 21 hrs ago #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 21 hrs ago #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp Yesterday #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight Yesterday #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL Yesterday #11

Ugh wolfie001 Yesterday #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #89

..... wolfie001 19 hrs ago #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 Yesterday #23

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

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 19 hrs ago #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 11 hrs ago #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 10 hrs ago #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 4 hrs ago #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn Yesterday #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush Yesterday #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 21 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 19 hrs ago #88

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

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush Yesterday #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 18 hrs ago #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush 17 hrs ago #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 17 hrs ago #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 17 hrs ago #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 16 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #96

You show them Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #98

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 17 hrs ago #103

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

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 16 hrs ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk Yesterday #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush Yesterday #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk Yesterday #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush 23 hrs ago #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool Yesterday #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool Yesterday #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn Yesterday #45

That's not the problem. yardwork 23 hrs ago #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 22 hrs ago #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 23 hrs ago #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 23 hrs ago #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 23 hrs ago #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 21 hrs ago #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 23 hrs ago #55

In a way, we do. ananda 23 hrs ago #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 22 hrs ago #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 21 hrs ago #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 23 hrs ago #61

that's very true samsingh 23 hrs ago #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 22 hrs ago #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch 21 hrs ago #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 21 hrs ago #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 21 hrs ago #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 15 hrs ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 21 hrs ago #81

100% Blue Full Moon 21 hrs ago #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 19 hrs ago #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 15 hrs ago #115

ah, OK Skittles 17 hrs ago #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 15 hrs ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 15 hrs ago #114

... AloeVera 15 hrs ago #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex 12 hrs ago #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 12 hrs ago #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 11 hrs ago #122

Hey! LuvLoogie 10 hrs ago #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 8 hrs ago #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 7 hrs ago #129