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Roxi

(2,210 posts)
20. Platner wasn't a great candidate
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 03:31 PM
11 hrs ago

I’m nowhere near Maine, but when he first announced his candidacy, I was put off by him. The tattoo, the arrogance, his history, all of it made me think he had significant skeletons in his closet. When the first sexual assault allegations came out, I wasn’t surprised.

I think there was a huge push to make him the candidate no matter what, and a lot of people probably supported him only because he won the primary. Now that he’s out, people are more optimistic. As long as there’s a good Democratic candidate, we might actually beat Collins.

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Sounds like she should be concerned. Turbineguy 14 hrs ago #1
Maybe an extra furrow in her brow? erronis 12 hrs ago #16
Why should she be ? She is a multi-millioanaire with multi-millionaire friends. WorseDayEver 11 hrs ago #18
"concerned" is one of her favorite terms... kentuck 11 hrs ago #19
I think it is her only term. 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #37
Concerned about keeping her seat and power Pototan 51 min ago #41
She's still going to rest in the same box as Lindsey, eventually. SalamanderSleeps 13 min ago #43
I love sarcasm 303squadron 10 hrs ago #27
Something we often forget re senate races Attilatheblond 14 hrs ago #2
True.... when they actually show up to vote. groundloop 8 hrs ago #31
This is my concern. (In a real way, not in a Collins way.) Beartracks 6 hrs ago #33
Well, that is (potentially) some good news! Thanks, kentuck hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #3
How about Stephen King? He's been posting against Trump for years. Ritabert 14 hrs ago #4
He said politics were too scary for him. 😂 okaawhatever 13 hrs ago #10
Too bad. Ritabert 13 hrs ago #12
King is 78 years old pinkstarburst 10 hrs ago #28
I hope Maine can ride that wave to victory! yardwork 14 hrs ago #5
Dems ditched a candidate with baggage who had turned off some voters bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #6
though also, "generic" almost always polls better than any individual (n/t) thesquanderer 12 hrs ago #15
In other words Boo1 14 hrs ago #7
No. A Democrat with multiple accusations against him is polling 12 points below Gary 50 13 hrs ago #11
Slander ? Boo1 13 hrs ago #14
Here is your slander Soul_of_Wit 12 hrs ago #17
Really? Boo1 10 hrs ago #23
Was Graham Platner a DSA member or are you just making that up? mr715 11 hrs ago #21
His reddit posts said so Boo1 10 hrs ago #22
I just googled and couldn't find anything mr715 10 hrs ago #25
a distinction that matters greatly ? stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #34
Platner was not a DSA member and the Maine DSA did not explicitly endorse him Celerity 5 hrs ago #35
Platner was recruited to run by DSA members, and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. SunSeeker 25 min ago #42
ICE may have just sealed the deal lame54 13 hrs ago #8
And the Collins camp had spent $$$$ and WEEKS (Months?) of oppo reserach to go against Planter. NCDem47 13 hrs ago #9
Recommend!!!!!!!! sheshe2 13 hrs ago #13
Platner wasn't a great candidate Roxi 11 hrs ago #20
He was a disaster. A train wreck. Collins would have cleaned his clock! QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #24
I read that Jackson regularly outperformed RandySF 10 hrs ago #26
Scoop Jackson was a stellar Democrat, and a leader in the Senate FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #36
Or perhaps this is the explanation: Bluetus 10 hrs ago #29
She's on the Judiciary Committee... appmanga 9 hrs ago #30
Also, any Supreme Court vacancies... mr715 8 hrs ago #32
K&R spanone 4 hrs ago #38
The ICE murder doesn't help her either Cosmocat 4 hrs ago #39
After ICE murders one of Maine's residents, which Collins supports BigmanPigman 4 hrs ago #40
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