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MustLoveBeagles

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49. I started out as a Platner skeptic

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:08 AM

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Who threw that aside and supported him after his primary win. I guess I was so desperate to retake the Senate that I was willing to put up with just about anything. The rape allegation was bridge to far. I realized I should've trusted my instincts. I was wrong. I apologize.

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Democrats Sold Their Soul for a Senate Seat [View all] PunkinPi Wednesday OP

That article is pure gaslighting WSHazel Wednesday #1

Some of us on the left didn't want him. I am literally a Berniecrat, GPV Wednesday #2

The responsibility for the "piss-poor vetting" goes to Morris Katz, the same guy who brought us Fetterman. lapucelle Wednesday #9

Anyone who thought Fetterman had a winning strategy and believed GPV Wednesday #10

Fetterman ran against the Wizard named Oz Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #88

What if Morris Katz "didn't suck"? Cha Wednesday #11

.... lapucelle Wednesday #12

lol.. Cha Wednesday #14

All of this needs to come out in daylight. yardwork Wednesday #23

Platner had big, big boosters in the media. They shut down each and every discussion. lapucelle Wednesday #25

That needs to be investigated too. yardwork Wednesday #111

+1. The 27-year-old wunderkind political strategist who will save Democrats dalton99a Wednesday #27

Thank you for links! betsuni Wednesday #37

Is it the same Morris Katz? LeftInTX Wednesday #50

Yup. N/T lapucelle Wednesday #52

I don't think that Fetterman was bad until he was hospitalized after being elected question everything Wednesday #54

Rebecca Katz served as a senior adviser and chief political strategist for John Fetterman's 2022 Senate campaign. lapucelle Wednesday #57

And yet, he posted the photos of all the Israeli hostages outside his office question everything Wednesday #61

Indeed he did. Fetterman was on the record as a strong supporter of Israel before his stroke. lapucelle Wednesday #63

Really weird about wanting to use his own penis in a puberty book, and then including that statement in the book MichMan Wednesday #71

Katz's publisher had to talk him out of using photos of his own penis in a children's book. lapucelle Wednesday #72

Now that is rather disturbing. sheshe2 Wednesday #118

"...and wanted to use pictures of his own..." 3catwoman3 Wednesday #76

How about MAGAt? MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #82

I was thinking more along the lines of deviant... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #90

character-defining Skittles Wednesday #92

Then let's fault The Establishment for failing to present an electable candidate Orrex Wednesday #3

No. There's no Excuse for Graham Planter. Cha Wednesday #5

I don't say it as an excuse for Platner. That skeevy fucker can rot in jail. Orrex Wednesday #8

Partly it's the fault of the Party. Milquetoast incrementalists. Also, GPV Wednesday #13

You're a Green Party voter who has voted for Republicans? lapucelle Wednesday #20

A shallow and dismissive stance. I've been a registered GPV Wednesday #21

So GPV doesn't stand for "Green Party Voter", and you didn't vote for a Republican? lapucelle Wednesday #24

Okay, play the purity game if it makes you happy. I can forgive you, since GPV Wednesday #28

Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle Wednesday #30

Yeah, you guys must have run off the Republican converts GPV Wednesday #32

Who ran who off? JustAnotherGen Wednesday #80

Shouldn't we be celebrating their conversion to our side? TVguyCards Wednesday #87

lol... year we're so "pure"... we'ce been Cha 16 hrs ago #134

Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton were both Republicans at one point EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #46

Hillary was one in JustAnotherGen Wednesday #104

Thank you for complexity, nuance, and depth. mr715 Wednesday #59

I appreciate that. :) As an educator, it's part of my GPV Wednesday #60

I have so much respect for special ed support faculty mr715 Wednesday #62

I'm laughing because of the bathroom anecdote. :) GPV Wednesday #69

Doctors, nurses, teachers, paras. mr715 Wednesday #113

I hope you find a wonderful place to be. I'm in one myself, and GPV Wednesday #115

It is a blessing to teach science. mr715 Wednesday #119

I sat in for three classes of life science per day this year, but next year we swing GPV Wednesday #124

I don't have a single JustAnotherGen Wednesday #101

This is like a bingo card mcar Wednesday #68

String two of them together lapucelle Wednesday #123

Nah, let's fault the folks who recruited, boosted, and amplified this guy. lapucelle Wednesday #17

Ooh, the "Establishment" mcar Wednesday #66

IKR?! sheshe2 Wednesday #122

At least the Establishment never presented a rapist krawhitham Wednesday #97

Swallwell WSHazel Wednesday #99

That's about as low as the bar can be set Orrex Wednesday #127

Bouzy is calling out the... PunkinPi Wednesday #34

I think we've gotten some great progressive, left candidates pinkstarburst Wednesday #38

Did you notice how AOC and Mamdani didn't wander anywhere near Platner Quiet Em Wednesday #42

Someone here yesterday called for Sen. Schumer to step down mcar Wednesday #47

he needs to pass the fucking baton already, regardless Skittles Wednesday #108

"He was shoved down our throats by the Left" TVguyCards Wednesday #86

Thanks for Bolding it, Punkin.. Cha Wednesday #4

Daniel Moraff should find other employment. harumph Wednesday #6

I started out as a Platner skeptic MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #49

The Nazi tatoo should have been enough for Democrats. redstatebluegirl Wednesday #56

I agree 👍 MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #58

I have yet to meet any quality people pinkstarburst Wednesday #77

It was up to the voters of Maine SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #7

Not going to even read it canetoad Wednesday #15

such bullshit bigtree Wednesday #16

yes, NOW Skittles Wednesday #94

Platner was supposed to be some kind of pushback to party regulars bigtree Wednesday #100

bottom line is Skittles Wednesday #105

That preachy BS doesnt account for Democrats wanting something different Renew Deal Wednesday #18

wanting something different is one thing Skittles Wednesday #95

Exactly.... OhioBack2Blue Wednesday #19

And a lot of the responses here condemning the article prove it's point. n/t Ms. Toad Wednesday #22

the author is a AI developing scammer and promoting troll bigtree Wednesday #36

The sentiments expressed are what I have been observing in Democratic politics Ms. Toad Wednesday #41

but the people who were doing that weren't associated with the 'Pod Saves America' left bigtree Wednesday #43

The opinion piece does not mention "pod saves America." n/t Ms. Toad Wednesday #44

I included that to emphasize that Platner's support didn't come from the people the author claims bigtree Wednesday #48

The author doesn't establish who the party is they are referring to EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #26

To be fair pinkstarburst Wednesday #39

Alas we don't have a time machine. EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #53

Excellent summary of the entire mud-soaked affair Sympthsical Wednesday #102

Great. I Agree. BannonsLiver Wednesday #29

He's the founder of Bot Sentinel TVguyCards Wednesday #89

Thanks for the background. BannonsLiver Wednesday #91

Platner could just as easily ran as MAGA YorkRd Wednesday #31

Agree blubunyip Wednesday #103

Lawrence was great last night on Platner LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #33

That he was! Thanks for posting. nt PunkinPi Wednesday #35

The voters voted for him ... the issue is the time we live in Cosmocat Wednesday #40

Retrumplicans sold their souls for misogyny, racism, fascism, white supremacy and hatred maxrandb Wednesday #45

Dear god. Garbage awesomerwb1 Wednesday #51

My favorite part ABC123Easy Wednesday #55

I got a few of those too mcar Wednesday #70

Sorry ABC123Easy Wednesday #74

"It's not a Nazi tattoo" sarisataka Wednesday #84

Yep ABC123Easy Wednesday #96

yup Skittles Wednesday #98

That's right! I forgot ABC123Easy Wednesday #110

sad thing is, many would still vote for him Skittles Wednesday #117

Instead of getting upset with who Maine Democratic voters chose as their senate candidate... biocube Wednesday #64

When did that happen? N/T lapucelle Wednesday #75

Link to that happening? obamanut2012 Wednesday #83

Pending... lame54 Wednesday #65

Yeah, let's just keep doing what we've been doing since it's working out SO well for us. SMDH beaglelover Wednesday #67

Voters get to make their own choice. IMO there's a better approach to pursue... 31j20b3 Wednesday #73

THIS. Turned out that, unknown to the electorate B.See Wednesday #128

The Party ignored? JustAnotherGen Wednesday #78

There is a lot of that crap to be Progressive dog Wednesday #79

Who are the disgruntled white men Democrats are "chasing"?? MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #81

Not all Democrats... sarisataka Wednesday #85

an utterly shameful chapter Skittles Wednesday #93

Is a refund a possibility? Red Mountain Wednesday #106

Divisive, simplistic nonsense Easterncedar Wednesday #107

I first heard of "blue no matter who" during the 2020 primary and it was mostly centrists that were stating that AZProgressive Wednesday #109

I sold my soul for rock and roll first Stacey Grove Wednesday #112

I might have, but no one was buying Easterncedar Wednesday #116

I can forgive him for the "Nazi" tattoo PCB66 Wednesday #114

Did I sell my soul? mr715 Wednesday #120

Stopping MAGA and Project 2025, and holding the GOP, Fox, and Heritage responsible should be our #1 priority. Initech Wednesday #121

Part of the problem is, imho Dyedinthewoolliberal Wednesday #125

It was a hatchet job, timing was sus duckworth969 Wednesday #126

We can kiss the Senate bye, bye WinningAgain Wednesday #129

The claim is that "the party ignored the bigotry, the whathehell Wednesday #130

Bullshit. The dynamics are so much more complicated that this bullshit narrative. pat_k Wednesday #131

Exactly. Abolishinist Wednesday #132

So I'm supposed to feel guilty about Maine voters nominating Platner? NOPE Vogon_Glory Wednesday #133