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mr715

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63. Well said, Sympthsical

Sun May 31, 2026, 01:21 PM

9 hrs ago

People are so very concerned. Oh so very concerned.

And the purity tests, oh my God.

I've been accused of having purity tests because I'm critical of leadership but I recall a whole lot of people here supporting the love gov Cuomo because he wasn't an anti-genocide young Muslim. Oh, how we had to hear how he was the real Democrat and Mamdani was an upstart, flash in the pan know nothing.

Janet Mills didn't want the job. She didn't campaign effectively. She didn't raise money. She would not have beat Susan Collins.

Graham Platner, by all metrics, is beating Susan Collins.

Whatever sex he has, I don't care as long as he doesn't fuck the country like Collins.

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a 13 hrs ago OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny 13 hrs ago #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 12 hrs ago #21

THIS orangecrush 11 hrs ago #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 10 hrs ago #51

It's an old story. marble falls 13 hrs ago #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad 13 hrs ago #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical 13 hrs ago #4

+3 Emile 12 hrs ago #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #8

Honest question Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 12 hrs ago #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 10 hrs ago #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 9 hrs ago #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 1 hr ago #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 12 hrs ago #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 12 hrs ago #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 12 hrs ago #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 12 hrs ago #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 11 hrs ago #33

how is she wrong? Skittles 4 hrs ago #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 4 hrs ago #109

ahh, OK Skittles 4 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 7 hrs ago #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 6 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 6 hrs ago #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 4 hrs ago #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 12 hrs ago #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 6 hrs ago #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 12 hrs ago #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 10 hrs ago #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 9 hrs ago #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 8 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 7 hrs ago #87

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 11 hrs ago #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 10 hrs ago #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 10 hrs ago #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 8 hrs ago #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 9 hrs ago #63

to be fair Skittles 5 hrs ago #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 13 hrs ago #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 12 hrs ago #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 11 hrs ago #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 9 hrs ago #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 8 hrs ago #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 8 hrs ago #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #82

DURec leftstreet 12 hrs ago #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp 12 hrs ago #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 12 hrs ago #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL 12 hrs ago #11

Ugh wolfie001 12 hrs ago #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #89

..... wolfie001 6 hrs ago #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 12 hrs ago #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 12 hrs ago #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 6 hrs ago #94

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 11 hrs ago #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 11 hrs ago #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 8 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 6 hrs ago #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 11 hrs ago #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 5 hrs ago #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush 5 hrs ago #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 5 hrs ago #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 5 hrs ago #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See 3 hrs ago #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #96

You show them Renew Deal 5 hrs ago #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 11 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 5 hrs ago #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 11 hrs ago #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 3 hrs ago #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 11 hrs ago #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush 11 hrs ago #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 11 hrs ago #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush 10 hrs ago #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 11 hrs ago #45

That's not the problem. yardwork 10 hrs ago #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 9 hrs ago #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 11 hrs ago #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 10 hrs ago #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 10 hrs ago #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 9 hrs ago #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #55

In a way, we do. ananda 10 hrs ago #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 9 hrs ago #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 9 hrs ago #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 10 hrs ago #61

that's very true samsingh 10 hrs ago #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 9 hrs ago #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch 8 hrs ago #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 8 hrs ago #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 8 hrs ago #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles 2 hrs ago #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 8 hrs ago #81

100% Blue Full Moon 8 hrs ago #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 6 hrs ago #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 2 hrs ago #115

ah, OK Skittles 5 hrs ago #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 2 hrs ago #114

... AloeVera 2 hrs ago #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex 8 min ago #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 42 sec ago #121