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W_HAMILTON

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25. The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls...

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 11:42 AM

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...except the only one that actually mattered: Election Day. Source: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2020/maine/collins-vs-gideon

Who's to say Platner's polling is any different?

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re: Platner - But if personal imperfection disqualifies a candidate, Washington DC should empty itself immediately. [View all] Swede Monday OP

Starting with the WH.................... Lovie777 Monday #1

Waiting for the count to chime in. rzemanfl Monday #2

I didn't want to disappoint you. Intractable Monday #4

Not the one I had in mind, but thanks. rzemanfl Monday #6

Oh fun! Can I play? I can "predict" the dismissals, excuses, ignoring of historical facts and attacking the messenger. QueerDuck Monday #5

Wish I can RECd you unlimited times ExtraGriz Monday #47

It's a given. eShirl Yesterday #94

A dirty fighter is better than a saint. Democrats should not disqualify anyone without a felony conviction. dalton99a Monday #3

Really good point - and republicans don't even care TBF Monday #13

+1. Democrats should rid themselves of the self-inflicted purity virus and learn to say "SO WHAT" dalton99a Monday #15

Graham Platner BComplex Monday #44

A dirty fighter..... Horseshoeluck Monday #14

Um . WHAT?! "A dirty fighter is better than a saint" BECAUSE?? ColoringFool Monday #45

A counter point EdmondDantes_ Monday #7

Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ... Ritabert Monday #9

What makes you think he will bring in independents? SamuelAdams Monday #11

Because polling. mr715 Monday #19

The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls... W_HAMILTON Monday #25

As I said in other polls, so perhaps we should just grieve. mr715 Monday #26

Or elect a better Democrat? This is still the primary, after all. W_HAMILTON Monday #27

OK, who do you suggest? I found this on ballot ready TBF Monday #31

If it were up to me, i would vote for Mills. W_HAMILTON Monday #33

Much like Speaker Gideon, a stalwart Democrat who lost. mr715 Monday #37

Platner, this alleged """fighter,""" has never even been in an election to lose. W_HAMILTON Monday #48

So support Susan Collins. Just own it. Don't keep shoveling this mr715 Monday #51

Except that we are a day before the election TBF Monday #61

She's still on the ballot, as is at least one other alternative. W_HAMILTON Monday #67

76% Platner, 10% Mills mr715 Monday #71

Are you saying Sara Gideon wasn't? Emile Monday #32

Gideon wasn't what? W_HAMILTON Monday #36

LOL Emile Monday #38

But our candidate might have a penis. mr715 Monday #40

The primary hasn't even occurred yet. W_HAMILTON Monday #50

Devote time to taking down Collins rather than staying silent. mr715 Monday #53

Implicit in your argument is that we lose with Platner. mr715 Monday #39

No, implicit in YOUR argument is that we win with Platner. W_HAMILTON Monday #49

All I hear is sound and fury signifying nothing. mr715 Monday #52

90% of what you say is your incorrect interpretation of life in general questionseverything Monday #10

Of course you do EdmondDantes_ Monday #17

THANK YOU!!! niyad Monday #12

I hope you will never be judged by a selective, agenda-driven gotcha of your past words and actions. AloeVera Monday #20

Weird that you claim to be against selective agenda driven gotcha while being selective yourself EdmondDantes_ Monday #35

Robert Byrd... mr715 Monday #42

Robert Byrd had actions that demonstrated his change EdmondDantes_ Monday #63

So, to be clear, you WOULD vote for former klansman Robert Byrd mr715 Monday #64

That you failed to point to where Platner has demonstrated that growth and improvement is weird EdmondDantes_ Monday #86

I'm not his confessor. mr715 Monday #88

I have responded in other threads and replies to you, as you know AloeVera Monday #59

That's an opinion based on what you desperately want to believe EdmondDantes_ Monday #87

If Costello were running against Collins, instead of Platner, who would you vote for? jmbar2 Monday #22

He is polling at 3% so evidently they don't want to vote for him questionseverything Monday #55

The question is... jmbar2 Monday #62

Impossible to answer. mr715 Monday #65

OK, so Platner's probably going to be the candidate. But... jmbar2 Monday #66

There is campaign activity mr715 Monday #68

I take personally the gay slurs. I'm surprised at how many people (and which people) appear to be okay with it. QueerDuck Monday #23

I'm gay and don't care Sympthsical Monday #54

Yep. I couldn't care less if he used the F word. I want him to vote with Democrats and oppose Christian nationalists. Hassin Bin Sober Monday #70

Don't forget about rapist Eric Swalwell. mr715 Monday #73

Some of it is genuinely funny Sympthsical Monday #75

No one? Seriously? --- Well, I care. QueerDuck Monday #78

Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play Sympthsical Monday #79

While I deeply respect the work you have done with LGBTQ youth... QueerDuck Monday #81

It's a matter of priority Sympthsical Monday #85

I appreciate the response, though I think you are creating a false binary. QueerDuck Yesterday #92

I appreciate your perspective and yes those comments are deserving of condemnation. But what might Nanjeanne Yesterday #96

Whether or not individuals within a community use certain language with each other is a personal choice. QueerDuck Monday #72

This sounds exhausting Sympthsical Monday #77

No it's not. QueerDuck Monday #80

These statements are incendiary in the extreme, and many of these issues cited BComplex Monday #57

I support Democrats gab13by13 Monday #8

If so many can vote for a Pdeo, Sexual Abuser, multigraincracker Monday #16

Simple logic Bobstandard Monday #18

AND it's another Democratic butt in a Senate chair to help bring us into the majority, and Scrivener7 Monday #82

I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Maryland wolfie001 Monday #21

That's why I disagree with my own Democratic Representative mvd Monday #24

Everything I see says that We the People want to take power from the establishment. flashman13 Monday #28

Wrong Framing! We love imperfects! We hate being lied to. delisen Monday #29

No party is perfect, but at least we try to get better. mr715 Monday #43

Re Platner - if only he had more serious sexual misconduct he could run for POTUS. Vinca Monday #30

This is how I voted in the Texas primary - TBF Monday #34

If I were perfect, I might have a different attitude Bluetus Monday #41

I believe we need to hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, rather than making excuses... QueerDuck Monday #46

I don't believe anybody who says they knew all along that Bluetus Monday #56

Post removed Post removed Monday #58

Okay, FUHGEDDABOUTIT. But One Thing Platner MUST CHANGE..... ColoringFool Monday #60

"...personal imperfection..." MorbidButterflyTat Monday #69

Known as a purity test. Swede Monday #83

I get it MorbidButterflyTat Monday #90

Kick and rec. 58Sunliner Monday #74

Bam SuzyandPuffpuff Monday #76

"personal imperfections" Is that what they're calling Cha Monday #84

I don't know about that MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #91

Whining that Democrats want to "rip my life apart" -- help help they're out to get me! betsuni Yesterday #95

I'm going to take an unpopular position Metaphorical Monday #89

Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #93