.......Platner isn't going to be another Fetterman.

Don't be fooled, America.

But, so many just won't consider Janet Mills because of her age... Well women, in general age better so I would hope voters would take that into consideration. Experienced. A Democrat without question, and philosophically better matched to Maine. She's proven it over and over. (and none of that racist, bigoted, disgusting prior social media baggage).

The age mantra is getting tiresome. Warren is 76 and Sanders is 83, they endorsed him and that makes them A-Okay. Yet Mills is old and in the way.

than is Platner, who leads her for the Democratic primary
by multiple double digits. The Maine primary is OVER!

(So such "sailing against the wind" posts at this point,
only DAMAGE the Democratic chances in Maine for taking back the U.S. Senate!)

Google:

In late 2025, Maine's largest state employee union, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, filed a labor complaint alleging the Mills administration engaged in bad-faith bargaining and prematurely declared an impasse, [State employees union files complaint against Mills administration over negotiations | Maine Public (5), [State employees files labor complaint alleging bad-faith contract bargaining by Mills administration | Maine AFL-CIO (6)]. The union representing 10,000 workers claims the administration failed to negotiate in good faith during contract talks [State employees files labor complaint alleging bad-faith contract bargaining by Mills administration | Maine AFL-CIO (6)].

Key labor-related actions and accusations involving Governor Janet Mills include:
Bad Faith Bargaining Allegations: The Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU) filed a complaint on Nov. 24, 2025, alleging the administration prematurely cut off negotiations and declared an impasse without discussing all proposals, [State employees union files complaint against Mills administration over negotiations | Maine Public (5)].

Veto of Farmworker Rights: In June 2025, Gov. Mills vetoed LD 588 (the Agricultural Employees Concerted Activity Protection Act), which aimed to protect farmworkers from retaliation for organizing, [Gov. Mills again vetoes bill protecting farmworkers’ right to discuss... (8)].

Declining Union Wages: Union officials report that state employees represented by MSEA-SEIU are earning 14% less than their counterparts in private industries, driving a push for better compensation that the union claims the administration has failed to address fairly, [Maine Service Employees Association files labor complaint... (2)].


This Maine primary is NOT about 'age'.... but age of policies might be another matter!

Anyway, judging by the Maine Democratic primary polls,
her chance of being nominated is NIL---
so any arguments against the most likely nominee,
are arguments against Democrats taking over the U.S. Senate in the mid-terms!

YES, hard words to be sure, but nonetheless accurate.

in 2024.

Anyone complaining about him?

Mahalo, she~ Planter voted for Collins and Ralis about Dems.

Fact. Women live longer than men.

Yes. He voted for Collins his whole adult life.

Thank you. Cha!

in Maine could be that unaware about what Susan Collins voted for. . who she is. A concern troll who Votes for the Fascist agenda.

To me it sounds like he says what's convenient to bash Dems now.. We've seen this Before.

I don't know how he could say those things when he was insulting women in the Military, Gays, and African Americans.

Profile pages are different from here. All their posts and every comment is there for you to read and not many comments are friendly.

It's late and I am heading to bed. My computer is doing some weird time outs, so I am going to let it get some rest and hope it is better in the AM.

the Format.

I hope your computer is all better tomorrow.

It's like I have a whole new laptop after my computer guy switched mine to Google.

I thought I might have to get a new one the way Edge was and is Messing Up .. I accidentally went over therre and it's still the Freezing same.

You should join blue sky, lots of great things to post here as well!

So glad your computer 💻 guy fixed the problem for you! It’s awful 😞 to be without our lifeline to some sanity…especially in these times!

Enough is enough.

But as we know, doesn't matter who wins in Both Sides World so voting for Republicans isn't a problem, and besides, it's Collins fault that Platner voted for her. Nothing is ever your own fault in BS World: blah blah blah ESTABLISHMENT.

Especially when you hammer your opponent for their age and at the same time embrace two prominent Senators who are the same age and another older, a lot older than Mills!

I don't want pipe dreams of Medicare for all. we are going to have to work from the bottom up if we even have that chance to come back into power.

Trump has broken this country; he will leave us trillions in debt, having alienated all our allies and left us defenseless. I will be surprised if there is anything left in the Federal Reserve when he is gone.

(ish) She's been in office since like FDR or somethiig



Hopefully that will change !

If we know all this then Sue must have a lot of ammunition at hand.

AND IT APPEARED! 2016 called...

When your digging....

Whether DUers Like him or not, unless he gets hit by a bus, the voters of Maine are going to make Platner the next Democratic nominee for senate.

Platner admits to having voted for Collins several times at least, thus he was out of high school and eligible to vote.

So that would be in her early to mid-20’s.

She was a high-school Young Republican and "Goldwater Girl" in 1964 but swung to supporting Democrat Eugene McCarthy’s campaign in 1968 and George McGovern’s in 1972.

The post doesn't say. It just talks about presidential years.

Whatever, though. HRC isn't a racist, sexist Nazi.

You are comparing apples to algebra.

There is the fact that Platner has about 500 red flags that make me question his candidacy.

There is the sentiment that his words today do not reflect his core beliefs which (implicitly) are anti-Democratic coalition.

But we need to realize that if the election were held tomorrow, he'd win resoundingly.

This is either because the electorate isn't what we think it is (which is true), or it is because of a weakness of other candidates (which is also true).

Platner is difficult because there is nothing under the skin. Just rhetoric. I'd have preferred he run for Congress, but he is running for the Senate and he will be our nominee (p < 0.05)

So... why is he the nominee?

Is he so slick that he got 'em Mainers fooled? Did he hoodwink Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders?

Perhaps the Democratic coalition is more willing to look beyond these red flags if you are a fire breathing campaigner and projects populism and, yes, masculine energy.

Platner has defined the race, and Mills has been passive in it. That is why I think she is losing. And will lose by an embarassing margin.

I'd rather see him run for mayor or something like that so we can see if he's really reformed or just playing us.

We don't seem to learn from our mistakes (see Fetterman) and we tend to fall for the newest shiny object - despite the horrors of our time.

I don't think he'll be a Fetterman because I don't think Fetterman "is" Fetterman anymore.

Should he get elected, Graham Platner will be a shiny object for a while and if he wants to stay in the good graces of his party, he'll have to adapt a bit and adopt a bit.

ME isn't PA, either.

I suspect that if Platner gets elected on a progressive wave, he'll ride that wave until his ambitions settle on something higher. He will certainly be considered for President after reelection, for example. That is when you'll start seeing him triangulate and take moderate or right wing stances.

I don't see it happening in his first term. Unless, ya know, he has a massive stroke.

Either you’re wrong about Platner, or Maine is in the running to be the next Idaho.

If Dems in Maine prefer Platner to Mills, does that make them racist, sexist Nazis too?

Platner has done over 50 town halls to capacity crowds.

She puts Alinsky in the "pantheon of social action" with Martin Luther King, Walt Whitman, and Eugene Debs (who Bernie Sanders made a documentary about in 1979). This was in 1969 when she was 21. She has said her political ideas began to change in high school.

"Much of what Alinsky professes does not seem 'radical.' His are the words used in our schools and churches, by our parents and their friends, by our peers. The difference is that Alinsky really does believe in them and recognizes the necessity of changing the present status of our lives in order to realize them."

But Hillary has always been a pragmatist and disagreed with Alinsky that the system could only be changed from the outside.

She was eligible to vote in the next election, she and Bill worked for the McGovern campaign while in law school.

The post says What realistic path does Susan Collins have toward victory in 2010, but Susan Collins wasn't up for reelection in 2010. She had just been reelected in 2008.

Did Platner not know this? Extremely pathetic if he didn't. If he did, then what the hell was he talking about her "path to vctory in 2010" for when she didn't need to defend her seat for another 4 years. Either way, it makes Platner look like an idiot.

I don't think he is ready for prime time.

was written/posted in 2019. “Makes no sense” … “Extremely pathetic” … “makes Platner look like an idiot” … seems like a truckload of flawed extrapolation.

The title in 2019 doesn’t really make sense to me otherwise. I agree that he may not be as bright (or Everyman or whatever) as he tries to come off, but I’m not sure this makes him an idiot.

The important words are the ones in the second paragraph.

Sue Collins was not up for re-election in 2010. She was elected in 2008 and served until 2014.

PS. I have never once in my life voted for a Republican. Never.

so, I refuse to criticize Democratic candidate on this forum. I don't vote in Maine, but I will contribute money to whoever the Democratic nominee is.

I'm pragmatic. Math does matter in politics.

Crockett, bless her, had the math and not the votes.

Yes, we do need that seat and Mills is/was the answer. Sadly, I think we may lose. He carries a ton of baggage and if we know his past history, then Collins has binders full.

Not my state and not my vote but I truly wish for a Democrat to win.

Every poll has Platner doing better against Collins. But my point is, we should do nothing that harms either candidate. Both can win this race against Collins. As long as we don't tear the nominee down with infighting.

Is this the best they can come up with --

-- a 78-yr-old who would be 79 when she takes office and almost 85 when her 6-year term is up and who had to be talked into running?

-- a wackjob who can't decide if he's Democrat, Republican, Nazi, commercial oysterman, Blackwater mercenary, or whatever it is he's posing as today?

last year, and he was 82 on March 31, 2026.

bsky.app/profile/lisa...

— Lisa Talmadge💥 (@lisatalmadge.bsky.social) 2026-04-15T18:43:15.230Z

He didn't vote for her in 2020 or 2014, and he won't in 2026.

But that hasn't been the case. When Republicans need her vote, they get. No matter how concerned she seems to be.

As a Jew, the tattoo issue is a big deal

Link to tweet

TY

When I tried to copy the http link to see the Reddit thread I get nothing. I am not quite sure how Reddit works but I’d be more comfortable about accuracy and context etc if I could actually see exactly what was said a posted especially when it’s coming from a tweeter who most definitely isn’t from someone with an obvious agenda. If he did say he voted for Collins in the past and wouldn’t now — I also don’t see what the big deal is anyway. Im sure many people in Maine did that and regret it But then Im a policy girl and my support goes to the people that want what I want for the country.

Platner is 41.

Edit: Dunno if he voted in 2002. His birthday is September 1st 1984, so he would've been 18 by then.

And my first election was Bush vs. Gore, lol.

I was in AP Government arguing with a Nader supporter. He was making the claim how the parties are the same, and I responded that the bureaucracy matters.

The Nader guy responded "Who even knows how the Sec. of Interior is," and I whipped back "Bruce Babbitt" and silenced the guy.

Ahh, youth...

Some for gubernatorial races AND Senate.

The difference seems to be there is a lot of s*** slinging going on in ME on multiple sides.