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mainer

(12,595 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:23 PM 3 hrs ago

Mainer here. I'm sick of pundits telling me how I should vote.

I live in a bright blue part of the state. I was a Janet Mills supporter. Then she dropped out and I turned to Platner. Now I'm told by the press, by my out-of-state Democratic friends, by all the genius politicos from outside Maine, that Maine Democrats are going to stay home and Collins is going to win.

Ya know what? No, we're not going to stay home. Every Democrat I know, men and women, whether they earlier supported Platner or not, is damn well going to show up to vote against Collins.

Stop telling us what we're going to do. We're Mainers. We do whatever we damn well please.

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Mainer here. I'm sick of pundits telling me how I should vote. (Original Post) mainer 3 hrs ago OP
Just get Collins OUT leftstreet 3 hrs ago #1
Don't listen to them. Problem solved. BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #2
Thank you, mainer UpInArms 3 hrs ago #3
Can't rec this enough, thanks! n/t Just_Vote_Dem 3 hrs ago #4
Love this so much. Justice 3 hrs ago #5
I hadn't heard (that Platner was going to tank the ticket). But I'm glad to hear it stopdiggin 3 hrs ago #6
I visited your state a few years ago. Spent 9 days there just riding around. Lochloosa 3 hrs ago #7
Kick dalton99a 2 hrs ago #8
Thank you Mainer mr715 2 hrs ago #9
You do you FHRRK1 2 hrs ago #10
Thanks for the reassurance DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #22
Another Mainer here. Bumbles 2 hrs ago #11
Collins put Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #24
Some moderate. (nt) Pinback 47 min ago #41
Makes sense quakerboy 2 hrs ago #12
Hegseth has a Nazi tattoo DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #27
K & R Emile 2 hrs ago #13
Ignore them MustLoveBeagles 2 hrs ago #14
Go Maine. Hang in. Have some ice cream. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #15
Yes. I said as much, yesterday and was roundly scolded by some non-Mainers here. MineralMan 2 hrs ago #16
* Well deserved scolding. BannonsLiver 1 hr ago #26
Feh... MineralMan 1 hr ago #28
THANK YOU MAINER orangecrush 2 hrs ago #17
Vote for whomever you think best jmbar2 2 hrs ago #18
He's not a Fetterman. And sexting is not the same thing as rape or adultery. mainer 1 hr ago #21
People seem to be forgetting his rape apologist texts. niyad 1 hr ago #29
I would argue his sexting was adultery. It wasn't physical, but I'd consider it cheating EdmondDantes_ 1 hr ago #36
PREACH!!! ❤️🤍💙 littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #19
The media is trying to suppress the vote so Collins wins. They are an unpaid PR firm for MAGAts and the Republicans. AZLD4Candidate 1 hr ago #20
Media has been pro rethug since 2000 DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #30
Maybe even back further mvd 1 hr ago #39
Plus, many of us have already voted. eShirl 1 hr ago #23
nice, are you voting for David Costello? rogue emissary 1 hr ago #25
Thanks for this reassurance DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #31
It's a high stakes election Quiet Em 1 hr ago #32
I agree and have only one request. If you see him, slap him upside the head and ask ... surfered 1 hr ago #33
Haha yeah a lot of us want to do that mainer 54 min ago #40
I believe you. ShazzieB 1 hr ago #34
Kicking for Mainers democrank 1 hr ago #35
Not from Maine but I like Janet Mills too... lame54 1 hr ago #37
Age. Bumbles 14 min ago #45
Here! Here! duckworth969 1 hr ago #38
He isnt perfect...no one is. But he is certainly better for the world than Susan Collins! bsiebs 38 min ago #42
You take care of Maine NewLarry 26 min ago #43
I'd bet that most of that is coming from AIPAC Bluetus 25 min ago #44

UpInArms

(55,461 posts)
3. Thank you, mainer
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:26 PM
3 hrs ago

all the pearl clutching is truly nauseating ...

Thank you for getting out the vote. THAT is the most important thing.

stopdiggin

(15,692 posts)
6. I hadn't heard (that Platner was going to tank the ticket). But I'm glad to hear it
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:29 PM
3 hrs ago

has now been put to rest.

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Lochloosa

(16,815 posts)
7. I visited your state a few years ago. Spent 9 days there just riding around.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:35 PM
3 hrs ago

What a beautiful state and great people.

FHRRK1

(159 posts)
10. You do you
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:56 PM
2 hrs ago

We have been going through the same in CA with the Governor. Less than a month ago there were numerous posts about Jungle Primary, we are going to have two Republicans on the ballot, blah, blah, blah. As of today it is much more likely that it will be two Dems. Will be shocked if two Rs get through.

It is very hard to understand local politics unless you have lived it, learned it.

DemocracyForever

(231 posts)
22. Thanks for the reassurance
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:38 PM
1 hr ago

With so many candidates running and dividing the vote, I've been very woried that 2 rethugs might get the most votes. I trust California voters.

Bumbles

(526 posts)
11. Another Mainer here.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:05 PM
2 hrs ago

I would probably vote for the devil to get rid of Susan Collins. Graham Platner's not the devil. He's a flawed human being, like the rest of us. Do I like some of his behavior? No. Will I vote for him? Yes! Anything to replace Susan who pledged to serve only two terms. She's long outstayed her welcome.

DemocracyForever

(231 posts)
24. Collins put Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:40 PM
1 hr ago

who then helped overturn Roe vs Wade. No one should ever forget this.

quakerboy

(14,914 posts)
12. Makes sense
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:09 PM
2 hrs ago

Im really confused how anyone thinks that despite the fact nazi tattoo and the online posts didn't really even dent his campaign, some sexting is supposed to suddenly end him?

DemocracyForever

(231 posts)
27. Hegseth has a Nazi tattoo
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:43 PM
1 hr ago

However the sexting certainly won't help Platner. I'm so disappointed that this has come up. This is such a crucial seat for dems. Collins needs to go. No doubt Collins will exploit the Platner sexting while she ignores Trump's abuse of women..

MineralMan

(151,709 posts)
16. Yes. I said as much, yesterday and was roundly scolded by some non-Mainers here.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:19 PM
2 hrs ago

Thanks for a reaction from someone who actually lives in the state!

jmbar2

(8,214 posts)
18. Vote for whomever you think best
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:30 PM
2 hrs ago

But if he turns out to be another Fetterman or Swallwell, all Dems stand to lose this badly needed seat.

mainer

(12,595 posts)
21. He's not a Fetterman. And sexting is not the same thing as rape or adultery.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:37 PM
1 hr ago

I can't believe how many people think that sending inappropriate text messages is equivalent to what Swallwell or Trump actually did to women.

AZLD4Candidate

(7,014 posts)
20. The media is trying to suppress the vote so Collins wins. They are an unpaid PR firm for MAGAts and the Republicans.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:37 PM
1 hr ago

Or they are tepid centrists that find the Democrats at fault over everything.

DemocracyForever

(231 posts)
30. Media has been pro rethug since 2000
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:46 PM
1 hr ago

when they fawned over incompetent Bush while they trashed Al Gore at every turn.

mvd

(65,966 posts)
39. Maybe even back further
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:24 PM
1 hr ago

The ‘80s I mean. I was a child, but I don’t remember them doing much critical of Reagan.

DemocracyForever

(231 posts)
31. Thanks for this reassurance
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:47 PM
1 hr ago

You know Maine better than the out of state carpetbaggers and the pro rethug media

Quiet Em

(3,085 posts)
32. It's a high stakes election
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:58 PM
1 hr ago

Governor, both House seats and Senate are on the ballot.

I can't imagine that any active Democrat is going to sit home.

I don't know who is pushing that but I wouldn't worry about it.

If anything the Republicans are probably crying because their bill to stop children from playing sports in school is off the ballot and they thought that was their "ballot candy" as one Maine rightwinger called it.

surfered

(14,571 posts)
33. I agree and have only one request. If you see him, slap him upside the head and ask ...
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:59 PM
1 hr ago

…”What the hell were you thinking? It’s ok if you want to drive over a cliff, but not with us in the back seat!”

mainer

(12,595 posts)
40. Haha yeah a lot of us want to do that
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:41 PM
54 min ago

He's the naughty boy in the family, but he's our boy. And we think he'll do what needs to be done in the Senate.

ShazzieB

(22,951 posts)
34. I believe you.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:02 PM
1 hr ago

I have posted before that this is Maine's call, not anyone else's, and I still stand by that. The uproar is getting ridiculous. The rest of us need to get our noses out of Maine's business and let you all all do your job. I will be cheering you on from now through November. Go, Maine!

lame54

(40,213 posts)
37. Not from Maine but I like Janet Mills too...
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:18 PM
1 hr ago

she was one of the first to stand up to Trump this term
She said I will see you in court and she won
Not sure why she was dismissed in this election

bsiebs

(985 posts)
42. He isnt perfect...no one is. But he is certainly better for the world than Susan Collins!
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:58 PM
38 min ago

Bluetus

(3,151 posts)
44. I'd bet that most of that is coming from AIPAC
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:11 PM
25 min ago

Probably through 3rd parties they fund and instigate.

These days, I bet more than 75% of the money in our national politics (POTUS, Senate, House and maybe Governors) comes from hostile foreign actors and billionaires that have no allegiance to any country.

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