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Showing Original Post only (View all)I just want to make one thing clear about the Maine Senate race [View all]
Last edited Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:55 PM - Edit history (1)
Democrats better understand that the character of the candidate matters less than the character of the voters that elect them.
Retrumplican voters have repeatedly demonstrated that they have no ethical standards. They vote for absolute pieces of shit, and NEVER hold them accountable.
I will trust the Dem voters of Maine to hold their Senator accountable...NOT Politico, or the MSM.
I don't care if Mr. "Fucking" Rogers was running as a Retrumplican, I would crawl naked through broken glass to vote against him, because the ONLY thing Retrumplican voters would hold him accountable for, is how far his head was shoved up the fascists ass.
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Except if we start supporting rapists, then our core values aren't about protecting victims
EdmondDantes_
21 hrs ago
#39
Wasn't it Bernie and Elizabeth Warren that were the main ones advocating for him?
MichMan
21 hrs ago
#42
One that is likely to withdraw in the next few days, and removed from the ballot?
MichMan
17 hrs ago
#53
Unfortunately, that's the political bar we have to set if we hope to win back control of the Senate.
sop
22 hrs ago
#17
Unfortunately, I think many on our side have learned the opposite lesson they should've learned...
FascismIsDeath
22 hrs ago
#18
Well I was being polite... Platner should've been ran out of town, so to speak, the moment the tattoo story broke.
FascismIsDeath
20 hrs ago
#49
It is ironic and terrible how voting for a lilely rapist actuslly takes more power away from rapists.
SSJVegeta
23 hrs ago
#10
Another democratic vote in the senate would take more power away from a rapist
SSJVegeta
22 hrs ago
#22
Accused, tried and convicted by the internet. Sounds like the Republican play book to me.
flashman13
21 hrs ago
#36
No, the thing is it is up to the voters of Maine to decide. The surest way to lose to Collins is to have the DNC step in
flashman13
6 hrs ago
#57
If this is a chance for him to step aside for someone who can win more easily...
AdamGG
22 hrs ago
#31
The only thing I want to hear about Platner is if you are a Mainer you will vote for him.
flashman13
22 hrs ago
#34