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82. Unless you are the richest of the rich, an amoral busineesman or banker or somehow profit off the misery

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

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

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

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

No idea karynnj Thursday #14

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

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

This MustLoveBeagles Thursday #30

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

Thank you! LisaL Thursday #37

In all fairness ThreeNoSeep Thursday #7

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

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

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

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

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

Voters decide elections. mr715 Thursday #40

Schumer literally recruited Mills Sympthsical Thursday #53

I lulz'd. Nixie Thursday #87

This Sisyphean trauma cycle is so tiresome Sympthsical Thursday #91

lol, you need some new material. Nixie Thursday #92

He makes it possible for people to run MadameButterfly Thursday #59

That's such BS. paleotn Thursday #51

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

We had the same issue in Texas - TBF Thursday #63

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

Now he is the nominee MadameButterfly Thursday #80

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

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

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

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

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

Poorly calculated. mr715 Thursday #67

Her heart just wasn't in it paleotn Thursday #50

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

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

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

I appreciate your response. mr715 Thursday #89

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

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

And that is the malaise Thursday #2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fetterman... mr715 Thursday #18

Ooofff Hassin Bin Sober Thursday #81

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

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

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

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

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

Agree with much. mr715 Thursday #56

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

Re: numbers mr715 Thursday #70

yep, times up for Collins.. ExtraGriz Thursday #72

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hm. mr715 Thursday #58

Operative Word's Being "NOMINEE." ColoringFool Thursday #69

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

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

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

Every time I hear a Democratic pundit MadameButterfly Thursday #36

Susan Collins is NOT concerned... lame54 Thursday #32

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

Voted for Platner. infullview Thursday #35

Graham PLATNER! orangecrush Thursday #43

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

Unfortunately JBTaurus83 Thursday #52

Planer terrifies the establishmentarians Deminpenn Thursday #54

If there are going to FDR radical changes JustAnotherGen Thursday #62

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

Who wrote this? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #57

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

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

Maybe a xanax? mr715 Thursday #71

... orangecrush Thursday #73

times 10x ExtraGriz Thursday #74

same shit..different day ExtraGriz Thursday #75

Exactly JustAnotherGen Thursday #76

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

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

Why would they do that? Orangenero Thursday #86

Disagreement is healthy in a primary nt mr715 Thursday #90

Woo hoo!!! liberalla Thursday #83