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mr715

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Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:14 AM

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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.

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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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #25

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

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

Only women age faster than men? sheshe2 Yesterday #35

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

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

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

The format is pretty cool. sheshe2 Yesterday #70

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

Yes, age is an excuse. sheshe2 Yesterday #38

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

Yes indeed! sheshe2 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #22

Not Really. Cha Yesterday #31

IKR?! sheshe2 Yesterday #33

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

IKR?! sheshe2 Yesterday #36

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

No. HRC was in high school mcar Yesterday #43

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

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

So she was 21. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #48

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

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

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

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

You make good points mcar Yesterday #62

Thank you for your response. mr715 Yesterday #66

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

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

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

No, she was in college. Did her senior thesis on Saul Alinsky (and he offered her a community organizer job). betsuni Yesterday #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 Yesterday #21

I'm guessing since the post was in 2019 the title was supposed to read "toward victory in 2020"? Ilikepurple Yesterday #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 Yesterday #14

Apparently. 🤔🤪 sheshe2 Yesterday #15

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

... sheshe2 Yesterday #17

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

Votes matter more than math. sheshe2 Yesterday #19

By math, I mean votes Pototan Yesterday #27

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

I ... sheshe2 Yesterday #24

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

Again, a drunk post. sheshe2 Yesterday #29

He sounds like Kegsbreath mcar Yesterday #44

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

That's fine Polybius Yesterday #41

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

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

Wow! That's a whole new Twist to the Nazi Tat. Cha 23 hrs ago #72

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

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

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

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

Mine too!! mr715 Yesterday #63

This is so utterly disappointing. Clouds Passing Yesterday #65

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

Susan Collins will have fun using this if Platner is the nominee LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #73

He could be another Fetterman. boston bean 3 hrs ago #74