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In reply to the discussion: Graham Platner Went to Hell and Back. He Has a Simple Message for Democrats. [View all]magicarpet
(18,988 posts)...not in the loop. Once you leave the southern urban areas of Maine and away from York, Kennebunk, Biddeford /Sacco, the Greater Portland area, Lewiston/Auburn, Augusta, Waterville, and Bangor/Brewer Blue voting citizenry become rare.
Up state Maine,... Maine by the way is huge - it takes nearly six hours to drive from Kittery at the southern state border - to Caribou, Maine at the Canadian border. Way up north the voters vote red primarily,... like it was Alabama not Maine. So this is why Susan Collins keeps getting back in there as our Senator. This is the reality Graham Planner must negotiate. Planner needs to appeal to the KKKrishtun crazies and devout MAGA crowd to even think of getting his foot in the door as our senator.
Again for those who might not be in the loop - Senator Collins has served six terms. An astounding 36 fucking years. She goes back the the days of Olympia Snow,.. If anyone remembers her. That was back in the days when Republicans up here were truly moderates and sane while making an honest effort to respect and work with the other side of the aisle. Because they realized that was the only way,... that compromise was not a nasty word, if one hope d to achieve a health Democracy. Anyone remember Margaret Chase Smith, she would have spit in Trump's face if she ever laid eyes or ears upon that human fascist trash.
Collins is of a much different breed, she votes with ShitsHisPants Fascist the rotate 98% of the time. Just moans occasionally to give her self the patina of being a moderate. But she will accept the fucking MAGA red hat at the White House any day any time - trDUMP is doing a Fascist red hat give away in the Oval Office.
If Graham Planner can can force her to retire to the nearest Maine potato patch that would be just dandy. Taking out the rubbish would be such a blessing for Maine and national Democratic politics. Now let's replace Chuck Schumer with Bernie Sanders as the new Dem leader of the senate. Then let's get Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a seat in the US senate and take the mussel off her mouth and let her opinions be freely expressed on the floor of the senate.
We need people in Washington DC with a burning inferno of fire in their bellies the clean up this trDUMP - God Forsaken FUCKING mess sooner feather than later. This is a Code Red - Defcon Five moment - we can afford no longer to pussy foot around - we must right this ship of state and regain the respect we have lost in ever crack and crevice of this world and internationally. trDUMP has made the USA a parriah. An nearly incomprehensible amount of fences need be mended before we can regain our global standing and respect. We must get to work on that mission.