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44. Graham Platner

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 12:37 PM

17 hrs ago

Commercial media trying, with all their might, to trash candidates who want to get big money corruption out of elected offices! Graham Platner speaks for the vast majority of people on both sides of the aisle.

Let the money obsessed get rich without buying politicians, and we'll see how rich they are afterwards.

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re: Platner - But if personal imperfection disqualifies a candidate, Washington DC should empty itself immediately. [View all] Swede 20 hrs ago OP

Starting with the WH.................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1

Waiting for the count to chime in. rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #2

I didn't want to disappoint you. Intractable 20 hrs ago #4

Not the one I had in mind, but thanks. rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #6

Oh fun! Can I play? I can "predict" the dismissals, excuses, ignoring of historical facts and attacking the messenger. QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #5

Wish I can RECd you unlimited times ExtraGriz 17 hrs ago #47

A dirty fighter is better than a saint. Democrats should not disqualify anyone without a felony conviction. dalton99a 20 hrs ago #3

Really good point - and republicans don't even care TBF 19 hrs ago #13

+1. Democrats should rid themselves of the self-inflicted purity virus and learn to say "SO WHAT" dalton99a 19 hrs ago #15

Graham Platner BComplex 17 hrs ago #44

A dirty fighter..... Horseshoeluck 19 hrs ago #14

Um . WHAT?! "A dirty fighter is better than a saint" BECAUSE?? ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #45

A counter point EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #7

Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ... Ritabert 20 hrs ago #9

What makes you think he will bring in independents? SamuelAdams 19 hrs ago #11

Because polling. mr715 18 hrs ago #19

The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls... W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #25

As I said in other polls, so perhaps we should just grieve. mr715 18 hrs ago #26

Or elect a better Democrat? This is still the primary, after all. W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #27

OK, who do you suggest? I found this on ballot ready TBF 18 hrs ago #31

If it were up to me, i would vote for Mills. W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #33

Much like Speaker Gideon, a stalwart Democrat who lost. mr715 18 hrs ago #37

Platner, this alleged """fighter,""" has never even been in an election to lose. W_HAMILTON 17 hrs ago #48

So support Susan Collins. Just own it. Don't keep shoveling this mr715 16 hrs ago #51

Except that we are a day before the election TBF 16 hrs ago #61

She's still on the ballot, as is at least one other alternative. W_HAMILTON 15 hrs ago #67

76% Platner, 10% Mills mr715 15 hrs ago #71

Are you saying Sara Gideon wasn't? Emile 18 hrs ago #32

Gideon wasn't what? W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #36

LOL Emile 18 hrs ago #38

But our candidate might have a penis. mr715 18 hrs ago #40

The primary hasn't even occurred yet. W_HAMILTON 17 hrs ago #50

Devote time to taking down Collins rather than staying silent. mr715 16 hrs ago #53

Implicit in your argument is that we lose with Platner. mr715 18 hrs ago #39

No, implicit in YOUR argument is that we win with Platner. W_HAMILTON 17 hrs ago #49

All I hear is sound and fury signifying nothing. mr715 16 hrs ago #52

90% of what you say is your incorrect interpretation of life in general questionseverything 19 hrs ago #10

Of course you do EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #17

THANK YOU!!! niyad 19 hrs ago #12

I hope you will never be judged by a selective, agenda-driven gotcha of your past words and actions. AloeVera 18 hrs ago #20

Weird that you claim to be against selective agenda driven gotcha while being selective yourself EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #35

Robert Byrd... mr715 17 hrs ago #42

Robert Byrd had actions that demonstrated his change EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #63

So, to be clear, you WOULD vote for former klansman Robert Byrd mr715 15 hrs ago #64

That you failed to point to where Platner has demonstrated that growth and improvement is weird EdmondDantes_ 10 hrs ago #86

I'm not his confessor. mr715 9 hrs ago #88

I have responded in other threads and replies to you, as you know AloeVera 16 hrs ago #59

That's an opinion based on what you desperately want to believe EdmondDantes_ 10 hrs ago #87

If Costello were running against Collins, instead of Platner, who would you vote for? jmbar2 18 hrs ago #22

He is polling at 3% so evidently they don't want to vote for him questionseverything 16 hrs ago #55

The question is... jmbar2 16 hrs ago #62

Impossible to answer. mr715 15 hrs ago #65

OK, so Platner's probably going to be the candidate. But... jmbar2 15 hrs ago #66

There is campaign activity mr715 15 hrs ago #68

I take personally the gay slurs. I'm surprised at how many people (and which people) appear to be okay with it. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #23

I'm gay and don't care Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #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 15 hrs ago #70

Don't forget about rapist Eric Swalwell. mr715 14 hrs ago #73

Some of it is genuinely funny Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #75

No one? Seriously? --- Well, I care. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #78

Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #79

While I deeply respect the work you have done with LGBTQ youth... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #81

It's a matter of priority Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #85

Whether or not individuals within a community use certain language with each other is a personal choice. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #72

This sounds exhausting Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #77

No it's not. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #80

These statements are incendiary in the extreme, and many of these issues cited BComplex 16 hrs ago #57

I support Democrats gab13by13 20 hrs ago #8

If so many can vote for a Pdeo, Sexual Abuser, multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #16

Simple logic Bobstandard 19 hrs ago #18

AND it's another Democratic butt in a Senate chair to help bring us into the majority, and Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #82

I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Maryland wolfie001 18 hrs ago #21

That's why I disagree with my own Democratic Representative mvd 18 hrs ago #24

Everything I see says that We the People want to take power from the establishment. flashman13 18 hrs ago #28

Wrong Framing! We love imperfects! We hate being lied to. delisen 18 hrs ago #29

No party is perfect, but at least we try to get better. mr715 17 hrs ago #43

Re Platner - if only he had more serious sexual misconduct he could run for POTUS. Vinca 18 hrs ago #30

This is how I voted in the Texas primary - TBF 18 hrs ago #34

If I were perfect, I might have a different attitude Bluetus 17 hrs ago #41

I believe we need to hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, rather than making excuses... QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #46

I don't believe anybody who says they knew all along that Bluetus 16 hrs ago #56

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Okay, FUHGEDDABOUTIT. But One Thing Platner MUST CHANGE..... ColoringFool 16 hrs ago #60

"...personal imperfection..." MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #69

Known as a purity test. Swede 10 hrs ago #83

I get it MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #90

Kick and rec. 58Sunliner 14 hrs ago #74

Bam SuzyandPuffpuff 11 hrs ago #76

"personal imperfections" Is that what they're calling Cha 10 hrs ago #84

I don't know about that MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #91

I'm going to take an unpopular position Metaphorical 9 hrs ago #89