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Quiet Em

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13. There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment

Sun May 31, 2026, 10:32 AM

10 hrs ago

I have never asked or expected a candidate to be perfect, but this is not even close to normal when you add it all up. This is like George Santos level.

This isn't stupid shit and it's quite offensive to suggest it is.

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a 11 hrs ago OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny 11 hrs ago #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 10 hrs ago #21

THIS orangecrush 9 hrs ago #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 9 hrs ago #51

It's an old story. marble falls 11 hrs ago #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad 11 hrs ago #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 3 hrs ago #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #4

+3 Emile 10 hrs ago #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #8

Honest question Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 10 hrs ago #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 9 hrs ago #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 7 hrs ago #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 59 min ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 8 min ago #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 10 hrs ago #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 10 hrs ago #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 10 hrs ago #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 10 hrs ago #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 10 hrs ago #33

how is she wrong? Skittles 3 hrs ago #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #109

ahh, OK Skittles 2 hrs ago #110

He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 5 hrs ago #90

I hate that I really don't care about him sexting someone not his wife. Once upon a time I think I would have. But Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 2 hrs ago #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 10 hrs ago #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 4 hrs ago #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 10 hrs ago #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 8 hrs ago #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 7 hrs ago #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 7 hrs ago #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 7 hrs ago #75

At this point, that's moot. They didn't find someone better. And this guy is way ahead in the primary polling. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #87

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 9 hrs ago #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 8 hrs ago #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 8 hrs ago #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 7 hrs ago #63

to be fair Skittles 3 hrs ago #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 11 hrs ago #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 10 hrs ago #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 9 hrs ago #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 7 hrs ago #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 7 hrs ago #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 7 hrs ago #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 6 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet 11 hrs ago #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp 10 hrs ago #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 10 hrs ago #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL 10 hrs ago #11

Ugh wolfie001 10 hrs ago #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #89

..... wolfie001 4 hrs ago #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 10 hrs ago #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 10 hrs ago #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 4 hrs ago #94

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 10 hrs ago #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 9 hrs ago #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 6 hrs ago #77

So we won't marry him. He doesn't seem to be very good at marriage. But he's polling ahead of Collins. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 9 hrs ago #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 9 hrs ago #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 4 hrs ago #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush 3 hrs ago #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 3 hrs ago #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 3 hrs ago #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 2 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #96

You show them Renew Deal 3 hrs ago #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 9 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 3 hrs ago #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 9 hrs ago #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 1 hr ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 9 hrs ago #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush 9 hrs ago #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 9 hrs ago #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush 9 hrs ago #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 9 hrs ago #45

That's not the problem. yardwork 8 hrs ago #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 7 hrs ago #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 9 hrs ago #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 9 hrs ago #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 9 hrs ago #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 7 hrs ago #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 8 hrs ago #55

In a way, we do. ananda 8 hrs ago #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 7 hrs ago #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 7 hrs ago #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 8 hrs ago #61

that's very true samsingh 8 hrs ago #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 7 hrs ago #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch 7 hrs ago #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 6 hrs ago #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 6 hrs ago #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 1 hr ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 6 hrs ago #81

100% Blue Full Moon 6 hrs ago #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 4 hrs ago #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 1 hr ago #115

ah, OK Skittles 3 hrs ago #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 1 hr ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 1 hr ago #114

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