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ancianita

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2. Please donate. He's running against Susan Collins.

Reply to DoBW (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:58 PM

Oct 8

Last edited Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:52 PM - Edit history (1)

He's a Democrat who's positioned himself in his race as a fighter against the "billionaire class" and the political "oligarchy".
He has also stated that his goal is to build an "organized working class power" in Maine.
Within the first nine days of his campaign, Platner raised $1 million, mostly from small-dollar donations. By late September 2025, his campaign had raised $3.2 million.
He got an endorsement from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, which means a lot to most non-Democrats in Maine.

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a Platner take (Platner for Maine) [View all] DoBW Oct 8 OP

Platner terrifies the rightwing UpInArms Oct 8 #1

Please donate. He's running against Susan Collins. ancianita Oct 8 #2

Imagine a world where the Democratic Party was led by people with Bluetus Oct 9 #3

Absolutely! Thank you! I want to imagine whatever the young of our party want to save their future, and we are seeing ancianita Oct 9 #4

Hi ancianita... Platner isn't quite Cha Oct 9 #5

Sorry, I didn't know ( or read it somewhere and forgot). Can you describe them as candidates? ancianita Oct 9 #6

No Worries.. This article was pointed out to me... Cha Oct 9 #7