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betsuni

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30. Age is an excuse, same divisive populist Us vs Them attack on liberal Democrats as corrupt establishment elites.

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:10 AM

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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.

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Platner voted for Collins [View all] sheshe2 Wednesday OP

I hope ABC123Easy Wednesday #1

Stealth candidates are everywhere! 31st Street Bridge Thursday #52

There is so much about Platner that has come out in the past months that gives me pause... hlthe2b Wednesday #2

I agree with you that Mills is Maines best choice. sheshe2 Wednesday #4

.... except that all polls say that she is LESS likely to defeat Collins in the general election, Jack Valentino Thursday #25

But neither Warren nor Sanders has taken anti-labor political actions, which Mills HAS--- Jack Valentino Thursday #26

Sen Angus King is 82 and was last elected Cha Thursday #28

Only women age faster than men? sheshe2 Thursday #35

Don't see how anyone, especially Cha Thursday #37

I read a lot of what is being said on his profile page. sheshe2 Thursday #39

Wow that sounds interesting at Blue Sky.. Cha Thursday #40

The format is pretty cool. sheshe2 Thursday #70

Age is an excuse, same divisive populist Us vs Them attack on liberal Democrats as corrupt establishment elites. betsuni Thursday #30

Yes, age is an excuse. sheshe2 Thursday #38

"Mills is old" is a red herring. nt mcar Thursday #45

Yes indeed! sheshe2 Thursday #71

Is he another Fetterman? Historic NY Wednesday #3

The majority of voters have for 30 years leftstreet Wednesday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Wednesday #6

Good question. sheshe2 Wednesday #9

Hillary Clinton supported Barry Goldwater over LBJ. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #12

She was in High School. sheshe2 Thursday #22

Not Really. Cha Thursday #31

IKR?! sheshe2 Thursday #33

Thought of "Goldwater Girl" for a sec but that no way anybody'd drag out that old propaganda again, betsuni Thursday #34

IKR?! sheshe2 Thursday #36

So she became a Democrat at about the same age that Platner did? Fiendish Thingy Thursday #42

No. HRC was in high school mcar Thursday #43

A previous post said she became a Democrat when she was in law school Fiendish Thingy Thursday #46

This is what the post said... mcar Thursday #47

So she was 21. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #48

Do you know if, or how, she voted in off-year elections? mcar Thursday #49

But really what difference does it make? mr715 Thursday #55

I'm not doing the "But Hillary" whataboutism mcar Thursday #56

There are two separate things happening... mr715 Thursday #58

You make good points mcar Thursday #62

Thank you for your response. mr715 Thursday #66

Looks like the Dem voters in Maine are going elect a "racist, sexist Nazi" Fiendish Thingy Thursday #57

Maybe, or maybe they're not paying attention mcar Thursday #64

A lot of them are paying attention Fiendish Thingy Thursday #69

No, she was in college. Did her senior thesis on Saul Alinsky (and he offered her a community organizer job). betsuni Thursday #67

I'm not crazy about Mills, but I don't trust this guy (n/t) appmanga Wednesday #7

This makes no sense. Wiz Imp Wednesday #8

Um hm. sheshe2 Wednesday #10

It appears obvious 2010 was a typo. The sentence is future tense and KPN Thursday #21

I'm guessing since the post was in 2019 the title was supposed to read "toward victory in 2020"? Ilikepurple Thursday #23

The wrong words are underlined in red Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #11

He posted that Reddit in 02/08/2019 sheshe2 Wednesday #13

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Thursday #14

Apparently. 🤔🤪 sheshe2 Thursday #15

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Thursday #16

... sheshe2 Thursday #17

I'm sorry, we need this Maine senate seat Pototan Thursday #18

Votes matter more than math. sheshe2 Thursday #19

By math, I mean votes Pototan Thursday #27

What's the problem with Maine Democrats? AverageOldGuy Thursday #20

I ... sheshe2 Thursday #24

FWIW... Maine Re-Elected Sen Angus King Cha Thursday #32

Again, a drunk post. sheshe2 Thursday #29

He sounds like Kegsbreath mcar Thursday #44

Yah, this is NOT good. a kennedy Thursday #53

That's fine Polybius Thursday #41

Many of us have thought/hoped that Collins was a moderate Buckeyeblue Thursday #50

There are so many reasons to reject Platner LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #51

Wow! That's a whole new Twist to the Nazi Tat. Cha Thursday #72

Well this person Lisa certainly spends a lot of her time posting and reposting tweets about Platner. Nanjeanne Thursday #54

This means 2014 and 2008, for those trying to work out the math. Sympthsical Thursday #59

God I'm old... mr715 Thursday #60

I am well-grayed at this point Sympthsical Thursday #61

Mine too!! mr715 Thursday #63

This is so utterly disappointing. Clouds Passing Thursday #65

We literally have ex Republicans running across the country JCMach1 Thursday #68

Susan Collins will have fun using this if Platner is the nominee LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #73

He could be another Fetterman. boston bean Yesterday #74