Come back to the light.

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What happened to "vote blue no matter who" ? This guy is a vast improvement over Susan fucking Collins.

As long as he doesn't end up being a turncoat like Lieberman, Manchin, Sinema and that other guy, I say we'll be better off than having Collins getting yet another term

But now Republicans are attacking Platner for exhibiting all the toxic masculinity sexual traits they admire in their own leaders, like Paxton and Trump.

horrendous behavior, terrible judgment, lies, extremely insulting views and attitudes towards women, bigoted and offensive comments and overall creepiness and they voted for that fraud anyway and now some want to tell me that I need to do the same?

No effin way.

It is what it is. I'm not happy with whoever it was who pushed this guy into running for a Senate seat as a Democrat. He is probably going to be the nominee but I am certainly not going to pretend or agree that who and what he is is ok because it's not.

This isn't a pony. This isn't a purity test. This is an awful candidate who never should have been pushed in the first place.

dismissing his rape apologist posts as though they were completely irrelevant.


And, I want to know exactly who is behind pushing and funding him, and why.

This is not the way forward and this needs to be nipped in the bud now.

I haven't yet read most of them. I don't think they're irrelevant.

What is being expressed is the frustration of years of being told to vote blue which meant a milquetoast, corporate-friendly, Netanyahu supporting "moderate" instead of the real liberal we needed. Of having posts hidden for being to liberal and resenting my vote being taken for granted just because I'll never vote for a fucking republicon. And now the same people who told me to get on my knees and "thank god for Joe Manchin" are seemingly outraged that suddenly their apparent purity test isn't being adhered to.

I don't like quite a lot about this candidacy, and it does kinda make me wonder who is behind him and why.

So far, the things he's said about standing up to fascists are good. If he sticks with that, he'll be far better than Collins. She puts rapist on the SCOTUS, and thinks other rapists "learned their lesson".

He may turn out to be another turncoat, but if this is the choice we get, he's better than her. I hope she is defeated by a liberal who will stand up and fight for democracy and the working people. I guess we'll find out.

Yeah, we desperately need that Senate seat, but Platner is covered with red flags. Aside from his adolescent sexting fetish, he also comes across a little "Fettermanish".

We can do so much better than this......but we need a majority, so I guess we have to fall into line and hope he wins.

so you have to choose the bus that gets you closest to your desired destination.

You'll have to walk a few blocks to get where you want if Platner wins the primary and you vote for him

Collins has taken your bus fare and bought herself an ice cream, and you're still sitting at the bus stop the next morning.

No candidate is going to appeal in every way to every member of a particular political party. With Trump and MAGA, the gloves need to come off and it has become time to fight fire with fire.

Plattner could go all the way on this, if the Maine voters give him a chance.

Democrats are inclined to have more principles than republicans. Dems don't tend to support anyone just because they have a "D" behind their name. Fortunately, I don't live in Maine, so I am not in a position to choose. If I was, I would vote for the Democrat, but not happily.

look around......THIS is what we get. Vote smart, people. We get hung up on one issue or another and we end up where we are now. In 2024, it was Gaza. Well, what's happening in Gaza now?

In my mind, it's not necessarily principles. It's looking for perfection. And I'd bet the farm you'll never, ever find it.

And if I lived in Maine I would vote for Platner over Collins, though probably not in the Democratic primary. Of all the people in the state of Maine was Platner the best we could find?

I'm certainly not looking for perfection and I want Democratic majorities in both houses, but this particular candidate is very vulnerable. Did his campaign do any oppo research on him?

Mirrors what I would have commented. I was turned off by Platner from the git. He bad-mouthed Democrats in announcing his campaign. He can't even play nice with the party from which he wants support then he turns out to be this polarizing. Go figure. Makes me glad I'm not a Maine voter.

No one is even talking about David Costello, his Democratic opponent and if he's a viable alternative.

It feels like we've been down this road before and it doesn't tend to end well. I still remember Kyrsten Sinema and now Fetterman. The candidates don't need to be perfect and I have no problem with some being moderates, but they do need to really be Democrats.

I haven't heard a lot about David Costello, probably because Platner tends to dominate the political news.

I completely agree. The democrats better get behind him in a meaningful way. This race is too important. The republicans have let far worse slide.

I don't live in ME and Mills dropped out. He's not perfect. NONE of us are. But you have to vote and support intelligently. If you don't. If you stay home and pout (repeat of 2024). If you whine and boohoo about "not perfect", THIS is what we get. Look around. Do you want more of this?! Huh?! Do you?! Then we need to get our collective heads out of our asses and use them for what they're intended. Vote and support smart, people.

Every election cycle it's the same damn thing. Will we ever learn? We've meet the enemy and much of the time, he is us.

The usual suspects.

Including some around these parts ...

[insert long sigh about here]

"With Mills out of Senate race, Democrat David Costello hopes voters give him a look.

David Costello, 65, spent decades working in local, state and federal government. He knows he’s a long shot against oyster farmer Graham Platner, who has dominated headlines and the polls for months. But in a Thursday statement, Costello reiterated his commitment to the campaign.

“I have no intention of dropping out,” he said. “I look forward to continuing to offer Mainers a well-rounded and experienced option in the race to replace Senator Collins in the U.S. Senate.”

That experience includes 25 years of work in senior government positions in Maine, Maryland and Washington D.C.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2026/05/01/with-mills-out-of-senate-race--democrat-david-costello-hopes-voters-give-him-a-look

And then I will vote for Platner in the general.

Because Collins is a corrupt, lying, self-serving hypocrite who needs to get gone.

He seems to stand for a lot of what Platner voices support for but without the baggage.

People can go draw and quarter Al Franken again. How’d that work out?

and the Republicans to keep the majority. Susan Collins who helped to confirm the accused rapist on the Supreme Court.

No more of this because it's not true:

"Nothing pisses me off more than getting a fundraising text from Democrats talking about how they're fighting fascism. Because it's such B.S. We aren't idiots. Everyone knows most of them aren't doing jack right now to fight back "

At least he waited until he got elected before he went MAGAt.