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Cirsium

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43. Absolutely

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:17 PM

Jul 9

So? I think using this as an opportunity to bash one wing of the party is a big mistake.

Besides, you are saying that the voters of Maine listened to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, yes? That means that there is authentic support for progressive politics. The fact that Platner is not an appropriate leader for progressives does not invalidate the legitimacy and importance of that wing of the party.

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Graham Plattner demonstrated why I had trepidation regarding his run for the Senate. [View all] yellow dahlia Jul 8 OP

Someone with that many skeletons in the closet LisaL Jul 8 #1

Too selfish. Too high on his own supply. yellow dahlia Jul 8 #3

or run as a repuke Skittles Jul 8 #5

Isn't that the truth? LisaL Jul 8 #6

...or Supreme Court Justice. Iggo Jul 9 #69

It should've been over after the tattoo thing came up. FascismIsDeath Jul 8 #2

Agreed. Senator is a serious job. He didn't match up to it. yellow dahlia Jul 8 #4

His Reddit posts are anti fascist, I think the tattoo was just youthful military idiocy or tribalism blue_jay Jul 9 #18

It was the first of many red flags that were on full display before the primary even happened. FascismIsDeath Jul 9 #25

It was really obvious that he LisaL Jul 9 #31

If it was youthful military idiocy he could have covered it up many years ago. LisaL Jul 9 #32

He was either lying about moonscape Jul 9 #36

"His Reddit posts are anti fascist" TheProle Jul 9 #45

That's not the post I was referring to, clearly not about fascism blue_jay Jul 9 #68

he's saying if women drink it's their fault if they are raped Skittles Friday #70

Such irony in his opinion about rape and responsibility since he's Nixie Saturday #75

How about "Why don't black people tip?" MichMan Saturday #76

It SHOULD have been over when those rape apologist posts came up. niyad Jul 9 #54

If that happened first, I agree, the timeline isn't clear in my head because the red flags were so numerous. FascismIsDeath Jul 9 #56

It's good that he stepped aside. yardwork Saturday #74

He reminds me of someone, but I just can't put my finger on who. /s Raftergirl Jul 8 #7

Exactly! yellow dahlia Jul 8 #8

Was it the clearing brush on his ranch? Keepthesoulalive Jul 9 #20

No. It's not the shrub. Raftergirl Jul 9 #33

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I said many times I got Fetterman vibes from him... appmanga Jul 8 #10

Agreed! yellow dahlia Jul 8 #11

Agreed Nixie Jul 8 #12

... littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #13

Have Copied :: Will Plagiarize ahnakneemoose Jul 8 #15

👍❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #16

so essentially Skittles Jul 8 #14

Over and over again. yardwork Jul 9 #59

Give it a rest Cirsium Jul 9 #17

Actually - I never told anyone other than Mr. Dahlia about my concerns. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #19

OK Cirsium Jul 9 #34

Perhaps we won't continue to make the same mistake Keepthesoulalive Jul 9 #21

Exactly! A teaching moment is evident here. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #24

OK here's the LESSON Skittles Jul 9 #28

Voters Cirsium Jul 9 #37

Voters chose him after prominent influential progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came on board MichMan Jul 9 #40

Absolutely Cirsium Jul 9 #43

Sanders and Warren were fooled the same as everyone else apparently MichMan Jul 9 #44

Unusual case Cirsium Jul 9 #46

And should we even have to say this? Right? yellow dahlia Jul 9 #48

no, we SHOULDN'T Skittles Jul 9 #61

I agree Cirsium Jul 9 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 9 #27

It's about learning the lesson, not gloating. QueerDuck Jul 9 #29

Agreed for the most part Cirsium Jul 9 #38

How is it a catastrophe for the party? yardwork Jul 9 #60

Not his stepping aside, no Cirsium Jul 9 #66

I agree, and I'm glad it's coming out now. yardwork Jul 9 #67

we all wonder about people who cannot see through Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Friday #73

I didn't read about him, discuss him NJCher Jul 9 #22

That was what I said to Mr. Dahlia - you need to earn your chops. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #23

Best comment of the thread! Sea Turtle Jul 9 #26

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Jul 9 #49

Yep I was leery of him, too. Blamed it on expecting a usual political process. Most allegorical oracle Jul 9 #30

Ted kennedy drove off a bridge and left his trapped passenger under water for 10 hours before reporting it questionseverything Jul 9 #39

I don't argue the point except to remind all that whatever happened on that bridge & water hlthe2b Jul 9 #41

You actually made my point, politicians don't need to be saints to do good work questionseverything Jul 9 #42

Thank you. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #58

You're assuming the official story about Chappaquiddick was accurate. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #50

Any version of the story ends with a dead woman last known to be with a senator questionseverything Jul 9 #53

Actually, Mary Jo was last seen at the party, not with Ted K. I have wonked out on this in my past. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #57

Wasn't it his car that her body was in? MichMan Saturday #77

Yes. One theory is she had gone out to his car to lie down, and he drove away from the party, yellow dahlia Saturday #78

Have to say so did I mvd Jul 9 #47

There are some much better candidates on the current bench. yellow dahlia Jul 9 #51

Congratulations on your newfound sense of superiority. CrimsonBight Jul 9 #52

Seriously? Belatedly, what flavour pizza do you like? niyad Jul 9 #55

Yes, seriously. CrimsonBight Jul 9 #62

Who on DU claimed knowledge before the posts were made public? niyad Jul 9 #63

As with pizza, I don't partake in pedantry. CrimsonBight Jul 9 #64

Do keep trying, we could all use a moment. niyad Jul 9 #65

What purpose does continuing to defend him serve? Quiet Em Friday #72

What are you talking about? This Cha Friday #71