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JustAnotherGen

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THE PLATNER FACTOR: They Threw the Whole Sewer at Him and Maine Handed Him 75 Percent [View all] Amaryllis Jun 11 OP

In all fairness, he was running in primary where LisaL Jun 11 #1

I see there are no totals for collins, but you can get a sense from the numbers for Governor karynnj Jun 11 #6

Interesting. Is that normal for Maine to have such a big difference in a primary between democrats and LisaL Jun 11 #12

No idea karynnj Jun 11 #14

Looking back, the 2018 Governor's race was competitive in both parties karynnj Jun 11 #19

In Texas we saw decreased republican voting in the primary - TBF Jun 11 #28

This MustLoveBeagles Jun 11 #30

Note that Platner got more votes than Collins likely did karynnj Jun 11 #34

Thank you! LisaL Jun 11 #37

In all fairness ThreeNoSeep Jun 11 #7

Yes, indeed. I don't live in Maine but I've been watching with interest, Ocelot II Jun 11 #8

Well, then don't opine on our candidates either. LisaL Jun 11 #9

Exactly, that ship has sailed since the senator from Vermont Nixie Jun 11 #22

Sanders is hardly the first politician to do that EdmondDantes_ Jun 11 #24

It's weird how little outrage there was here when Pelosi and Hoyer Rob H. Jun 11 #84

Voters decide elections. mr715 Jun 11 #40

Schumer literally recruited Mills Sympthsical Jun 11 #53

I lulz'd. Nixie Jun 11 #87

This Sisyphean trauma cycle is so tiresome Sympthsical Jun 11 #91

lol, you need some new material. Nixie Jun 11 #92

He makes it possible for people to run MadameButterfly Jun 11 #59

That's such BS. paleotn Jun 11 #51

I respect and am grateful to Mainers for sticking with Platner MadameButterfly Jun 11 #26

We had the same issue in Texas - TBF Jun 11 #63

NOW He Is The Candidate, Not Before The Primary. ColoringFool Jun 11 #64

Now he is the nominee MadameButterfly Jun 11 #80

And it's a mystery why she stopped campaigning! AloeVera Jun 11 #20

She should have reopened her campaign or taken her name off the ballot MadameButterfly Jun 11 #27

At some point it's too late to take a name of the ballot. LisaL Jun 11 #31

But she went to the trouble to remind voters she was still on the ballot. MadameButterfly Jun 11 #45

What I found too cute and calculating was when she came out after the NYT hit job AloeVera Jun 11 #38

Poorly calculated. mr715 Jun 11 #67

Her heart just wasn't in it paleotn Jun 11 #50

Right again. Maine also handed Susan Collins 100%. Nixie Jun 11 #25

Please just say as a Democrat, you support the Democratic nominee. mr715 Jun 11 #39

Yes, of course. Now back to Platner v Collins. The polls Nixie Jun 11 #88

I appreciate your response. mr715 Jun 11 #89

Has Collins not agreed to a debate before? I would expect Nixie Jun 11 #93

In all fairness, I was told repeatedly the last two weeks paleotn Jun 11 #48

And that is the malaise Jun 11 #2

Kinda delusional. The general is when the sewage gets unleashed. thebigidea Jun 11 #3

As if the Republicans have a whole secret stash of unearthed stuff that the Democratic establishment hasn't already Midwestern Democrat Jun 11 #60

Yup. There's a lot of time between now and November...nt City Lights Jun 11 #65

Remember when the anti-Mamdani clowns switched to "well Sliwa might win now!" Prairie Gates Jun 11 #4

"But Cuomo is the real Democrat! He's a fighter!" mr715 Jun 11 #15

Have takes ever aged more poorly than the anti-Mamdani crowd's predictions? Prairie Gates Jun 11 #16

Fetterman... mr715 Jun 11 #18

Ooofff Hassin Bin Sober Jun 11 #81

Maine voters choose their candidate by 50 points, gab13by13 Jun 11 #5

We chose ours by 80 % points, LisaL Jun 11 #11

I don't think anyone is saying that the genereal election will be a slam dunk MadameButterfly Jun 11 #29

I think Platner is uniquely strong against Collins. mr715 Jun 11 #33

There are people who support Trump because "he talks my language" MadameButterfly Jun 11 #49

Agree with much. mr715 Jun 11 #56

i agree on Collins but I've never understood her appeal MadameButterfly Jun 11 #66

Re: numbers mr715 Jun 11 #70

yep, times up for Collins.. ExtraGriz Jun 11 #72

Check out this Ken Klippenstein article, too. It's great. Sympthsical Jun 11 #10

He absolutely nails the "genres to watch out for" (like the anonymous sourcing one)... Alice B. Jun 11 #41

The enthusiasm is strong in Maine, despite the nervous Nellies ThreeNoSeep Jun 11 #13

I'm all for a spirited primary, but it's over now. So it's time to get behind the candidate and the party Scrivener7 Jun 11 #17

I thought the platner bashing was supposed to end after his primary win questionseverything Jun 11 #23

Just the usuals. Pay them no mind. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 11 #44

Fewer of them. But they still form a herd. mr715 Jun 11 #47

So the people who opposed Platner are a herd because they moved together EdmondDantes_ Jun 11 #55

Hm. mr715 Jun 11 #58

Operative Word's Being "NOMINEE." ColoringFool Jun 11 #69

One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office. Emile Jun 11 #85

It's called a "Hall" (bingo) Hassin Bin Sober Jun 11 #79

The old guard wants it their way only. republianmushroom Jun 11 #21

Every time I hear a Democratic pundit MadameButterfly Jun 11 #36

Susan Collins is NOT concerned... lame54 Jun 11 #32

And a beautiful sunset awaits for her to walk off into. rubbersole Jun 11 #42

Voted for Platner. infullview Jun 11 #35

Graham PLATNER! orangecrush Jun 11 #43

I was observing all of this spectacle around Platner's run... IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 11 #46

Unfortunately JBTaurus83 Jun 11 #52

Planer terrifies the establishmentarians Deminpenn Jun 11 #54

If there are going to FDR radical changes JustAnotherGen Jun 11 #62

Unless you are the richest of the rich, an amoral busineesman or banker or somehow profit off the misery Deminpenn Jun 11 #82

Who wrote this? MorbidButterflyTat Jun 11 #57

People ARE Reading The Same Derogatory Statements About Democrats As I Am, Right?..... ColoringFool Jun 11 #61

WAIT! WE NON-MAINERS SHOULD SHUT UP, BUT SOMEONE WHO SPELLS IT "SAVOUR" IS FINE AND..... ColoringFool Jun 11 #68

Maybe a xanax? mr715 Jun 11 #71

... orangecrush Jun 11 #73

times 10x ExtraGriz Jun 11 #74

same shit..different day ExtraGriz Jun 11 #75

Exactly JustAnotherGen Jun 11 #76

He was polling at 75% BEFORE they threw the whole sewer at him Ziggy Beans Jun 11 #77

A few here tried to 'Al Franken' him. Kingofalldems Jun 11 #78

Why would they do that? Orangenero Jun 11 #86

Disagreement is healthy in a primary nt mr715 Jun 11 #90

Woo hoo!!! liberalla Jun 11 #83