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I just donated to Graham Platner's campaign. (Original Post) mr715 3 hrs ago OP
Yep SuzyandPuffpuff 3 hrs ago #1
Well done. Raven123 2 hrs ago #2
Thank you. mr715 2 hrs ago #3
But wuddabout the SS tattoo????? RetiredParatrooper 1 hr ago #4
If he uses some of the $10 to laser more of it off, good. mr715 1 hr ago #7
Did you poopoo Boo1 39 min ago #14
Nope RetiredParatrooper 6 min ago #20
I hear you airplaneman 1 hr ago #5
Thanks. mr715 1 hr ago #9
Same K&R Emile 1 hr ago #6
My favorite thing about the Platner issue is one particular poster's obsession with him. BannonsLiver 1 hr ago #8
Well losing and then being able to explain how they always knew. mr715 1 hr ago #10
there are quite a few of them here Skittles 1 hr ago #11
Remember the last Democrat we had running marcopolo63 1 hr ago #12
. SunImp 18 min ago #17
K&r with hope for victory Politicub 1 hr ago #13
BOOST!!! wolfie001 37 min ago #15
Who he is or will be is TBD but we already know Susan Collins lostnfound 24 min ago #16
Collins assured us that her vote to confirm Kavanaugh would not lead to Roe v Wade being overturned. Americanme 9 min ago #18
From a Mainer, thank you mr715. Bumbles 7 min ago #19
he cares. he got my $ dave99 5 min ago #21

mr715

(4,376 posts)
7. If he uses some of the $10 to laser more of it off, good.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
1 hr ago

But that might be misappropriation of campaign funds.

RetiredParatrooper

(239 posts)
20. Nope
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:11 PM
6 min ago

Was this guy a Nazi?



Skull and crossbones, Iron Crosses!!!1111



It helps if you know what you are talking about.

airplaneman

(1,401 posts)
5. I hear you
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:35 PM
1 hr ago

A lot of times I vote strategically and not what I personally want to do. Then again politics is a strategic game and not a personal choice. Good for you
-Airplane

BannonsLiver

(20,910 posts)
8. My favorite thing about the Platner issue is one particular poster's obsession with him.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
1 hr ago

Last edited Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Easily one of the most sanctimonious people on this forum. Someone who never has anything good to say about Democrats, and for whom winning elections is strictly a TERTIARY concern. Very low priority. The ideological purity is all that matters to them. Losing is fun, and it feels good when it's done right, seems to be their mantra.

To be clear, there are some great posters here who oppose Platner on principle which I totally respect. This isn’t about them.

And while I can't claim to be a Platner enthusiast, I am an avowed hater of Susan Collins. So she needs to go. And I'd donate money to a ham sandwich if I thought it could beat Collins.

mr715

(4,376 posts)
10. Well losing and then being able to explain how they always knew.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:45 PM
1 hr ago

Or that it was caused by space lasers controlled by Elon, who can't control his own pee stream.



All I want is for Susan Collins to lose. I want to go to bed at night and know that her troubled, concerned, unprincipled and contemptible face won't be a problem in 2027.

Skittles

(173,188 posts)
11. there are quite a few of them here
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:06 PM
1 hr ago

I usually have a long Ignore list but occasionally I clear it all - and almost immediately I see the same names with the same fly-under-the-radar posts.

That being said, I'm still astonished at the choices here, very dismal indeed

marcopolo63

(101 posts)
12. Remember the last Democrat we had running
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:08 PM
1 hr ago

against Collins? She was squeaky clean really, maybe some financial questions about her husbands business dealings, but nothing other than that. She easily won the Dem nomination and lost to Collins in the general by 9%.

Platner, warts and all, for the win!

SunImp

(2,732 posts)
17. .
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:59 PM
18 min ago
8. My favorite thing about the Platner issue is one particular poster's obsession with him.
Easily one of the most sanctimonious people on this forum. Someone who never has anything good to say about Democrats, and for whom winning elections is strictly a TERTIARY concern. Very low priority. The ideological purity is all that matters to them. Losing is fun, and it feels good when it's done right, seems to be their mantra.

To be clear, there are some great posters here who oppose Platner on principle which I totally respect. This isn’t about them.

And while I can't claim to be a Platner enthusiast, I am an avowed hater of Susan Collins. So she needs to go. And I'd donate money to a ham sandwich if I thought it could beat Collins.

lostnfound

(17,661 posts)
16. Who he is or will be is TBD but we already know Susan Collins
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:53 PM
24 min ago

If he is relatable to men whose identity tends toward a “manhood” more like earlier generations, it’s not a bad thing to have that representation somewhere in the party’s big tent.

As a mother of a teen boy a decade ago, I remember feeling that US culture was really lacking for boys. Hard to explain exactly but the compliance and obedience training of grades 1-12 is way too much.

Will he be brave in his arguments to recover America? We need that.
We certainly do NOT need Susan Collins.

Americanme

(571 posts)
18. Collins assured us that her vote to confirm Kavanaugh would not lead to Roe v Wade being overturned.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:08 PM
9 min ago

She could do much more damage, kissing trump's ass, after acting concerned. Anybody but Collins.

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