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65. Yup. There's a lot of time between now and November...nt

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THE PLATNER FACTOR: They Threw the Whole Sewer at Him and Maine Handed Him 75 Percent [View all] Amaryllis 18 hrs ago OP

In all fairness, he was running in primary where LisaL 18 hrs ago #1

I see there are no totals for collins, but you can get a sense from the numbers for Governor karynnj 18 hrs ago #6

Interesting. Is that normal for Maine to have such a big difference in a primary between democrats and LisaL 17 hrs ago #12

No idea karynnj 17 hrs ago #14

Looking back, the 2018 Governor's race was competitive in both parties karynnj 17 hrs ago #19

In Texas we saw decreased republican voting in the primary - TBF 16 hrs ago #28

This MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #30

Note that Platner got more votes than Collins likely did karynnj 16 hrs ago #34

Thank you! LisaL 16 hrs ago #37

In all fairness ThreeNoSeep 18 hrs ago #7

Yes, indeed. I don't live in Maine but I've been watching with interest, Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #8

Well, then don't opine on our candidates either. LisaL 17 hrs ago #9

Exactly, that ship has sailed since the senator from Vermont Nixie 17 hrs ago #22

Sanders is hardly the first politician to do that EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #24

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

Voters decide elections. mr715 16 hrs ago #40

Schumer literally recruited Mills Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #53

I lulz'd. Nixie 9 hrs ago #87

This Sisyphean trauma cycle is so tiresome Sympthsical 8 hrs ago #91

lol, you need some new material. Nixie 5 hrs ago #92

He makes it possible for people to run MadameButterfly 15 hrs ago #59

That's such BS. paleotn 15 hrs ago #51

I respect and am grateful to Mainers for sticking with Platner MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #26

We had the same issue in Texas - TBF 15 hrs ago #63

NOW He Is The Candidate, Not Before The Primary. ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #64

Now he is the nominee MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #80

And it's a mystery why she stopped campaigning! AloeVera 17 hrs ago #20

She should have reopened her campaign or taken her name off the ballot MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #27

At some point it's too late to take a name of the ballot. LisaL 16 hrs ago #31

But she went to the trouble to remind voters she was still on the ballot. MadameButterfly 15 hrs ago #45

What I found too cute and calculating was when she came out after the NYT hit job AloeVera 16 hrs ago #38

Poorly calculated. mr715 15 hrs ago #67

Her heart just wasn't in it paleotn 15 hrs ago #50

Right again. Maine also handed Susan Collins 100%. Nixie 16 hrs ago #25

Please just say as a Democrat, you support the Democratic nominee. mr715 16 hrs ago #39

Yes, of course. Now back to Platner v Collins. The polls Nixie 9 hrs ago #88

I appreciate your response. mr715 9 hrs ago #89

Has Collins not agreed to a debate before? I would expect Nixie 5 hrs ago #93

In all fairness, I was told repeatedly the last two weeks paleotn 15 hrs ago #48

And that is the malaise 18 hrs ago #2

Kinda delusional. The general is when the sewage gets unleashed. thebigidea 18 hrs ago #3

As if the Republicans have a whole secret stash of unearthed stuff that the Democratic establishment hasn't already Midwestern Democrat 15 hrs ago #60

Yup. There's a lot of time between now and November...nt City Lights 15 hrs ago #65

Remember when the anti-Mamdani clowns switched to "well Sliwa might win now!" Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #4

"But Cuomo is the real Democrat! He's a fighter!" mr715 17 hrs ago #15

Have takes ever aged more poorly than the anti-Mamdani crowd's predictions? Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #16

Fetterman... mr715 17 hrs ago #18

Ooofff Hassin Bin Sober 13 hrs ago #81

Maine voters choose their candidate by 50 points, gab13by13 18 hrs ago #5

We chose ours by 80 % points, LisaL 17 hrs ago #11

I don't think anyone is saying that the genereal election will be a slam dunk MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #29

I think Platner is uniquely strong against Collins. mr715 16 hrs ago #33

There are people who support Trump because "he talks my language" MadameButterfly 15 hrs ago #49

Agree with much. mr715 15 hrs ago #56

i agree on Collins but I've never understood her appeal MadameButterfly 15 hrs ago #66

Re: numbers mr715 14 hrs ago #70

yep, times up for Collins.. ExtraGriz 14 hrs ago #72

Check out this Ken Klippenstein article, too. It's great. Sympthsical 17 hrs ago #10

He absolutely nails the "genres to watch out for" (like the anonymous sourcing one)... Alice B. 16 hrs ago #41

The enthusiasm is strong in Maine, despite the nervous Nellies ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #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 17 hrs ago #17

I thought the platner bashing was supposed to end after his primary win questionseverything 17 hrs ago #23

Just the usuals. Pay them no mind. Hassin Bin Sober 16 hrs ago #44

Fewer of them. But they still form a herd. mr715 15 hrs ago #47

So the people who opposed Platner are a herd because they moved together EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #55

Hm. mr715 15 hrs ago #58

Operative Word's Being "NOMINEE." ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #69

One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office. Emile 10 hrs ago #85

It's called a "Hall" (bingo) Hassin Bin Sober 13 hrs ago #79

The old guard wants it their way only. republianmushroom 17 hrs ago #21

Every time I hear a Democratic pundit MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #36

Susan Collins is NOT concerned... lame54 16 hrs ago #32

And a beautiful sunset awaits for her to walk off into. rubbersole 16 hrs ago #42

Voted for Platner. infullview 16 hrs ago #35

Graham PLATNER! orangecrush 16 hrs ago #43

I was observing all of this spectacle around Platner's run... IrishAfricanAmerican 15 hrs ago #46

Unfortunately JBTaurus83 15 hrs ago #52

Planer terrifies the establishmentarians Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #54

If there are going to FDR radical changes JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #62

Unless you are the richest of the rich, an amoral busineesman or banker or somehow profit off the misery Deminpenn 13 hrs ago #82

Who wrote this? MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #57

People ARE Reading The Same Derogatory Statements About Democrats As I Am, Right?..... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #61

WAIT! WE NON-MAINERS SHOULD SHUT UP, BUT SOMEONE WHO SPELLS IT "SAVOUR" IS FINE AND..... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #68

Maybe a xanax? mr715 14 hrs ago #71

... orangecrush 14 hrs ago #73

times 10x ExtraGriz 14 hrs ago #74

same shit..different day ExtraGriz 14 hrs ago #75

Exactly JustAnotherGen 14 hrs ago #76

He was polling at 75% BEFORE they threw the whole sewer at him Ziggy Beans 14 hrs ago #77

A few here tried to 'Al Franken' him. Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago #78

Why would they do that? Orangenero 9 hrs ago #86

Disagreement is healthy in a primary nt mr715 9 hrs ago #90

Woo hoo!!! liberalla 12 hrs ago #83