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33. "Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny?
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:53 AM
12 hrs ago

Platner is running against a woman (in the primary, then the general election if he wins the primary), so the opposition and corporate media are pulling out all the stops to dig up dirt that would most "concern" women voters: being a "terrible boyfriend," an all-around rake and a cad.

As Sun Tzu noted, always attack an opponent's weakest point; It's the most efficient path to victory because it requires less effort to break a vulnerable defense than to batter through a fortified one. Strange how these things work in GOP politics.

Meanwhile, down in the Lone Star State, Talarico is running against the worst sort of scumbag. Paxton's a verifiable piece of shit, makes even Trump look like a stand-up guy. So, Republicans and corporate media are going after Talarico because he's too christian, doesn't "eat enough beef," has a "vegan girlfriend," and since he's never been accused of sexual assaults, he must not be "masculine enough," maybe he's even "transgender." That's what Texas Republicans consider his most vulnerable defense.

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What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence????? groundloop Yesterday #1
Is that the bar? RandySF Yesterday #3
Exactly PatSeg Yesterday #7
Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her? paleotn 23 hrs ago #12
Not true. SamuelAdams 10 hrs ago #34
THANK YOU Skittles 21 hrs ago #18
David Costello (D) RandySF Yesterday #2
X1000 yorkster Yesterday #5
Maine voters decide not DU pundits duckworth969 Yesterday #6
Where did I tell anyone how to vote? RandySF 23 hrs ago #10
Above. paleotn 23 hrs ago #13
I was informing RandySF 23 hrs ago #14
What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it. paleotn 23 hrs ago #15
How SSJVegeta 12 hrs ago #31
No, RandySF isn't .. and he knows that. nt Cha 1 hr ago #46
yup Skittles 21 hrs ago #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 21 hrs ago #21
this is a POLITICAL BOARD Skittles 21 hrs ago #19
Uh no chernabogg 8 hrs ago #40
you can be judged on the opinion Skittles 7 hrs ago #41
And then that person gets to vote on decisions that affect all of us. niyad 13 hrs ago #25
I don't understand it PatSeg Yesterday #9
No info on his stance on wars of choice by Israel questionseverything 12 hrs ago #30
K/R SSJVegeta 12 hrs ago #32
David Costello for Senate! mahina 1 hr ago #47
Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion. bluedigger Yesterday #4
Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops dave99 Yesterday #8
That's exactly what it oldmanlynn 22 hrs ago #16
He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't doc03 23 hrs ago #11
This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit NNguyenMD 22 hrs ago #17
Wow, so his attitudes and behaviours toward women are "mickey niyad 12 hrs ago #26
Yes the attitude could not be more clear. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #28
I got it, because he didn't have picture perfect views... NNguyenMD 9 hrs ago #35
Thank you for the confirmation. niyad 9 hrs ago #36
Priorities right NNguyenMD 9 hrs ago #37
Thank you for confirming that women are NOT a priority. Good to know. niyad 9 hrs ago #38
Democracy is kind of important, imho NNguyenMD 5 hrs ago #42
AND WITHOUT WOMEN THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DEMOCRACY. niyad 4 hrs ago #44
This is the point we are making. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #29
YES !!!!! RB77 4 hrs ago #43
I agree that democracy is at risk. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #45
What do I know, I am just a hatchet wound..... delisen 13 hrs ago #22
Exactly! niyad 12 hrs ago #27
This is in the Maine voters hands! bluestarone 13 hrs ago #23
Funny how allegations like this always come out of the woodwork MrsCheaplaugh 13 hrs ago #24
For consistency, did you say the same thing about Roy Moore? Polybius 1 hr ago #49
"Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny? sop 12 hrs ago #33
take a breath take a breath MissKat 8 hrs ago #39
David Costello is running too mahina 1 hr ago #48
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