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Skittles

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Sun May 31, 2026, 05:48 PM

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misogyny and white supremacy are now 'imperfections"

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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