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We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny 22 hrs ago #1
rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 21 hrs ago #21
THIS orangecrush 20 hrs ago #37
Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 20 hrs ago #51
It's an old story. marble falls 22 hrs ago #2
Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad 22 hrs ago #3
And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #106
Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical 22 hrs ago #4
+3 Emile 21 hrs ago #7
No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #8
Honest question Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #12
There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #13
Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL 21 hrs ago #17
"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman 20 hrs ago #53
This claim is George Santos level. mr715 18 hrs ago #65
Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ 11 hrs ago #117
And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #119
And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn 21 hrs ago #14
I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL 21 hrs ago #15
He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #19
You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn 21 hrs ago #22
No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #25
At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn 21 hrs ago #27
Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #31
Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn 21 hrs ago #33
how is she wrong? Skittles 14 hrs ago #105
She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #109
ahh, OK Skittles 13 hrs ago #110
Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha 7 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 16 hrs ago #86
Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em 16 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 15 hrs ago #91
I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad 13 hrs ago #108
No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn 21 hrs ago #20
BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #85
So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie 15 hrs ago #93
Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #18
Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn 21 hrs ago #26
Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #48
Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything 19 hrs ago #56
Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 18 hrs ago #67
Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em 18 hrs ago #72
Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything 18 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 16 hrs ago #87
Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha 6 hrs ago #127
Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper 20 hrs ago #49
Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN 19 hrs ago #58
Question SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #29
A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork 19 hrs ago #57
I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical 17 hrs ago #83
Well said, Sympthsical mr715 18 hrs ago #63
to be fair Skittles 14 hrs ago #100
Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #107
'Imperfections'? sheshe2 22 hrs ago #5
Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn 21 hrs ago #16
You should tell that to sheshe2 20 hrs ago #38
Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 18 hrs ago #64
She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 18 hrs ago #74
I don't think we agree. mr715 18 hrs ago #76
I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 17 hrs ago #82
DURec leftstreet 22 hrs ago #6
We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp 21 hrs ago #9
"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight 21 hrs ago #10
But look where this felon got us. LisaL 21 hrs ago #11
Ugh wolfie001 21 hrs ago #24
Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #89
..... wolfie001 15 hrs ago #95
Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 21 hrs ago #23
The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn 21 hrs ago #28
I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 15 hrs ago #94
Fetterman. nt sheshe2 7 hrs ago #123
Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo 7 hrs ago #125
I'm in Maryland wolfie001 55 min ago #130
Exactly SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #30
Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn 21 hrs ago #32
This happened early in the marriage orangecrush 20 hrs ago #34
"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider 17 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 16 hrs ago #88
We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #35
We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush 20 hrs ago #40
So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #97
Ah, let me think orangecrush 14 hrs ago #99
Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #102
I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush 14 hrs ago #104
Yep... They'll say, B.See 13 hrs ago #111
Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #96
You show them Renew Deal 14 hrs ago #98
We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 20 hrs ago #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 14 hrs ago #103
Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz 20 hrs ago #39
"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 12 hrs ago #112
Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk 20 hrs ago #41
We can bask in our purity orangecrush 20 hrs ago #43
The gloves came off a long time ago dlk 20 hrs ago #46
It's pretty obvious orangecrush 20 hrs ago #52
Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #42
Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #44
Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn 20 hrs ago #45
That's not the problem. yardwork 19 hrs ago #59
Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 18 hrs ago #68
The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx 20 hrs ago #47
Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman 20 hrs ago #50
If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork 20 hrs ago #54
The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything 18 hrs ago #71
We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf 19 hrs ago #55
In a way, we do. ananda 19 hrs ago #60
That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf 18 hrs ago #66
The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda 18 hrs ago #70
Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #61
that's very true samsingh 19 hrs ago #62
Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem 18 hrs ago #69
Just Remember Deep State Witch 18 hrs ago #73
Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything 17 hrs ago #78
It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #79
"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #80
no one is "perfect" Skittles 12 hrs ago #116
Is that where the bar is now? RandySF 17 hrs ago #81
100% Blue Full Moon 17 hrs ago #84
Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka 15 hrs ago #92
yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 12 hrs ago #115
ah, OK Skittles 14 hrs ago #101
I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera 12 hrs ago #113
so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles 12 hrs ago #114
... AloeVera 11 hrs ago #118
That's been the case for decades. Orrex 9 hrs ago #120
Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 9 hrs ago #121
Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld 7 hrs ago #122
Hey! LuvLoogie 7 hrs ago #126
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 4 hrs ago #128
Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni 3 hrs ago #129
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