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

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:22 AM

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However, we're only talking texts. Bad taste, lewd, but in the final analysis, in the big picture, inconsequential.

The culture in America has changed. Things that were socially unacceptable decades ago, though still frowned upon, carry less of a taboo today.

One good thing about this revelation, is that it's coming out now, and will have been flushed down the memory hole well before November.

The main question has to be, would the country be better served with Susan Collins or Graham Platner? What is worse, Collins voting with Trump 96% of the time, or Platner sexting last year?

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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 Yesterday #21

THIS orangecrush Yesterday #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em Yesterday #13

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

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman Yesterday #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 Yesterday #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #119

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

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL Yesterday #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em Yesterday #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn Yesterday #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em Yesterday #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn Yesterday #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em Yesterday #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn Yesterday #33

how is she wrong? Skittles Yesterday #105

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

ahh, OK Skittles Yesterday #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 17 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 Yesterday #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em Yesterday #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 Yesterday #91

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

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn Yesterday #20

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

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

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em Yesterday #18

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

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em Yesterday #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything Yesterday #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 Yesterday #67

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

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

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

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji 9 hrs ago #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 17 hrs ago #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper Yesterday #49

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

Question SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork Yesterday #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical Yesterday #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 Yesterday #63

to be fair Skittles Yesterday #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 Yesterday #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn Yesterday #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 Yesterday #38

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

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 Yesterday #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 Yesterday #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 Yesterday #82

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #6

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

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

But look where this felon got us. LisaL Yesterday #11

Ugh wolfie001 Yesterday #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 Yesterday #89

..... wolfie001 Yesterday #95

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

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

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

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 17 hrs ago #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 17 hrs ago #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 11 hrs ago #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn Yesterday #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush Yesterday #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider Yesterday #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 Yesterday #88

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

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush Yesterday #40

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

Ah, let me think orangecrush Yesterday #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain Yesterday #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush Yesterday #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 23 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC Yesterday #96

You show them Renew Deal Yesterday #98

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Yesterday #103

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

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 22 hrs ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk Yesterday #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush Yesterday #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk Yesterday #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush Yesterday #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool Yesterday #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool Yesterday #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn Yesterday #45

That's not the problem. yardwork Yesterday #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 Yesterday #68

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

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

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

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything Yesterday #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf Yesterday #55

In a way, we do. ananda Yesterday #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf Yesterday #66

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

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

that's very true samsingh Yesterday #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem Yesterday #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch Yesterday #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything Yesterday #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan Yesterday #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 22 hrs ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF Yesterday #81

100% Blue Full Moon Yesterday #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka Yesterday #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 22 hrs ago #115

ah, OK Skittles Yesterday #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 22 hrs ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 22 hrs ago #114

... AloeVera 22 hrs ago #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex 19 hrs ago #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 19 hrs ago #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 18 hrs ago #122

Hey! LuvLoogie 17 hrs ago #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 14 hrs ago #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 13 hrs ago #129