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Quiet Em

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18. Nobody is asking for perfection

Sun May 31, 2026, 10:36 AM

23 hrs ago

nobody is looking for garbage either.

Shouldn't be too much to ask.

The MAGA way does not appeal to me at all and never will I am not interested in pursuing the MAGA way.

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

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny Yesterday #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 23 hrs ago #21

THIS orangecrush 22 hrs ago #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 22 hrs ago #51

It's an old story. marble falls Yesterday #2

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

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical Yesterday #4

+3 Emile Yesterday #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em Yesterday #8

Honest question Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 23 hrs ago #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 22 hrs ago #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 20 hrs ago #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 13 hrs ago #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 23 hrs ago #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 23 hrs ago #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 23 hrs ago #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 23 hrs ago #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 23 hrs ago #33

how is she wrong? Skittles 16 hrs ago #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #109

ahh, OK Skittles 15 hrs ago #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 9 hrs ago #124

He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 18 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 18 hrs ago #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 15 hrs ago #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 23 hrs ago #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 17 hrs ago #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 23 hrs ago #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 22 hrs ago #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 20 hrs ago #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 20 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 18 hrs ago #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji 1 hr ago #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 9 hrs ago #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 22 hrs ago #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 21 hrs ago #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 23 hrs ago #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 21 hrs ago #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 20 hrs ago #63

to be fair Skittles 16 hrs ago #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 Yesterday #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 23 hrs ago #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 22 hrs ago #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 20 hrs ago #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 20 hrs ago #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 20 hrs ago #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp Yesterday #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 23 hrs ago #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL 23 hrs ago #11

Ugh wolfie001 23 hrs ago #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #89

..... wolfie001 17 hrs ago #95

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

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 23 hrs ago #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 17 hrs ago #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 9 hrs ago #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 9 hrs ago #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 3 hrs ago #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 23 hrs ago #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 23 hrs ago #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 22 hrs ago #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 20 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 18 hrs ago #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 22 hrs ago #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 17 hrs ago #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush 16 hrs ago #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 16 hrs ago #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 15 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #96

You show them Renew Deal 17 hrs ago #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 16 hrs ago #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 22 hrs ago #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 14 hrs ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 22 hrs ago #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush 22 hrs ago #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 22 hrs ago #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush 22 hrs ago #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 22 hrs ago #45

That's not the problem. yardwork 21 hrs ago #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 20 hrs ago #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 22 hrs ago #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 22 hrs ago #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 22 hrs ago #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 20 hrs ago #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 22 hrs ago #55

In a way, we do. ananda 21 hrs ago #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 20 hrs ago #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 20 hrs ago #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 21 hrs ago #61

that's very true samsingh 21 hrs ago #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 20 hrs ago #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch 20 hrs ago #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 20 hrs ago #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 20 hrs ago #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 14 hrs ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 20 hrs ago #81

100% Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 17 hrs ago #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 14 hrs ago #115

ah, OK Skittles 16 hrs ago #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 14 hrs ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 14 hrs ago #114

... AloeVera 14 hrs ago #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex 11 hrs ago #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 11 hrs ago #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 9 hrs ago #122

Hey! LuvLoogie 9 hrs ago #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 6 hrs ago #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 5 hrs ago #129