Maine

[Anonymous]

The virulent posts on this thread demonstrate HOW SCARED the GOP is of Platner. This is going to be a very ugly race, but Platner is going to win. Maine is tired of Sue Collins, and they like Platner. He will win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were I a Mainiac, I would vote for Platner. I don't care what he's done in the past. It matters what he will do in the future. He has my vote because he is a Democrat, and he will oppose the evil corruption of the Trump administration.

+1

F Trump
F MAGA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone could vote for Platner given everything that has come out about him.

In 2019, seven years ago, when he was 34-years-old, Graham Platner logged into reddit and posted a response to a video of an American soldier being shot by the Taliban.

Platner wrote:

"This video never gets old. Dumb motherf****r didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat."

Think about each line. "This video never gets old." Platner's implying he's watched the video several times and enjoys it. "At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt."

That's what Platner thinks about his fellow Americans at war. If they're not good at killing or broader tactics, he has contempt for them. He displays no empathy. The opposite, in fact.

The man that Platner is commenting on, by the way, is Pfc. Ted Daniels, who was a 37-year-old father of two serving in Afghanistan at the time of the incident (2012). The bad tactic Platner enjoys mocking? Daniels stepped into the open deliberately to draw Taliban fire away from his fellow soldiers so his squad could get to safety.

Daniels was shot four times in this video and, ultimately, earned a Purple Heart.

When the video was initially released (2013), Pfc. Daniels was critical of himself in interviews, saying, "It wasn't the most tactically brilliant thing to do." He described that he was embarrassed by the video; that people could hear him screaming for help. But, also, he said: "I put my ass on the line for other guys."

Then, we have, again, Graham Platner, logging into reddit, in 2019, to comment: "Dumb motherf****r didn't deserve to live."

For all those who say, "That's just how Marines talk," I'll tell you: Platner's comment got downvoted by the military community. Even if it didn't: We're not talking about the military anymore. We're talking about a 34-year-old man, years after service, logging in to mock another man who's being shot on video. We're also talking about the U.S. Senate, not boys-will-be-boys or Marines-will-be-Marines.

We're always told to view Platner as a changed man. 2013, when he made the rape apologia comments, was the "darkest point in his life," or so we have been told. So what was going on in 2019, such that Platner enjoyed watching a video of a man getting shot and mocking him? How many arcs of change are there in Platner's life? Was there a specific point where he discovered human empathy?

I couldn't help but think of that specific reddit comment while watching the video below. "Still sending young Americans to die thousands of miles away from home," Platner says. Didn't he log in to reddit seven years ago to say, "Dumb motherf*****r didn't deserve to live" ?

I don't like being lied to.

This dude is a full blown delusional psychopath. I did not and would never vote for Trump. But Susan Collins is not a delusional sociopath like this guy. OMG. I don’t even have words for what a POS this guy is.

If this is what’s coming out now imagine what is going to drop in October.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The virulent posts on this thread demonstrate HOW SCARED the GOP is of Platner. This is going to be a very ugly race, but Platner is going to win. Maine is tired of Sue Collins, and they like Platner. He will win.

The only "virulent" posts on this thread are by obvious LWNJs who are physically incapable of writing anything without profanity. Other virulent posts - the words of Platner himself. But sure, the GOP (and moderate Democrats, btw) are super duper scared of the little reptile that is Platner. Good luck to you. You're going to need it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were I a Mainiac, I would vote for Platner. I don't care what he's done in the past. It matters what he will do in the future. He has my vote because he is a Democrat, and he will oppose the evil corruption of the Trump administration.

+1

F Trump
F MAGA

So virulent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone could vote for Platner given everything that has come out about him.

In 2019, seven years ago, when he was 34-years-old, Graham Platner logged into reddit and posted a response to a video of an American soldier being shot by the Taliban.

Platner wrote:

"This video never gets old. Dumb motherf****r didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat."

Think about each line. "This video never gets old." Platner's implying he's watched the video several times and enjoys it. "At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt."

That's what Platner thinks about his fellow Americans at war. If they're not good at killing or broader tactics, he has contempt for them. He displays no empathy. The opposite, in fact.

The man that Platner is commenting on, by the way, is Pfc. Ted Daniels, who was a 37-year-old father of two serving in Afghanistan at the time of the incident (2012). The bad tactic Platner enjoys mocking? Daniels stepped into the open deliberately to draw Taliban fire away from his fellow soldiers so his squad could get to safety.

Daniels was shot four times in this video and, ultimately, earned a Purple Heart.

When the video was initially released (2013), Pfc. Daniels was critical of himself in interviews, saying, "It wasn't the most tactically brilliant thing to do." He described that he was embarrassed by the video; that people could hear him screaming for help. But, also, he said: "I put my ass on the line for other guys."

Then, we have, again, Graham Platner, logging into reddit, in 2019, to comment: "Dumb motherf****r didn't deserve to live."

For all those who say, "That's just how Marines talk," I'll tell you: Platner's comment got downvoted by the military community. Even if it didn't: We're not talking about the military anymore. We're talking about a 34-year-old man, years after service, logging in to mock another man who's being shot on video. We're also talking about the U.S. Senate, not boys-will-be-boys or Marines-will-be-Marines.

We're always told to view Platner as a changed man. 2013, when he made the rape apologia comments, was the "darkest point in his life," or so we have been told. So what was going on in 2019, such that Platner enjoyed watching a video of a man getting shot and mocking him? How many arcs of change are there in Platner's life? Was there a specific point where he discovered human empathy?

I couldn't help but think of that specific reddit comment while watching the video below. "Still sending young Americans to die thousands of miles away from home," Platner says. Didn't he log in to reddit seven years ago to say, "Dumb motherf*****r didn't deserve to live" ?

I don't like being lied to.

This dude is a full blown delusional psychopath. I did not and would never vote for Trump. But Susan Collins is not a delusional sociopath like this guy. OMG. I don’t even have words for what a POS this guy is.

If this is what’s coming out now imagine what is going to drop in October.

Exactly. He has some major issues... which kind of tracks with the psychos insisting he'll win. Like attracts like.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Republicans are scared. Platner is going to win!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Platner is horrible. It is abundantly clear that the DNC failed yet again in vetting this guy.

The more that comes out, the worse it gets. He has no redeeming qualities.

I just hope the voters in Maine have better judgment than the voters of VA who voted in Jay "two bullets" Jones.

The DNC was behind Janet Mills - they should have recruited a younger more dynamic candidate from the pool of Democrat politicians in Maine, where there is an abundance in the governor’s race.

It’s not entirely clear who the actors are behind the recruitment of Platner to run from outside, but given how atrocious he is one has to wonder at the motives.

The progressives in the Democratic Party are all in on Platner.
You would think the DNC would have done a little digging. It wasn't hard to find the dirt on him.
Why they didn't put out any of these negative things as he was rising in the primary is a mystery......
Instead, the Dem estabilshment is all lining up to support him. And, in doing that - they are really soiling their name.

Platner announced at the end of August last year; the revelations of his abhorrent Reddit posts and his Nazi tattoo came out in mid October and prompted the resignations of a number of his campaign staffers.

It was a huge story, but apparently many in the Maine electorate - especially in the so-called progressive movement - just don’t care. He continued to gain in polling but he’s not working and has been campaigning full time for 9 months doing town halls - like Trump’s rallies - all over the state. Janet Mills was busy working as governor and couldn’t keep up, plus she announced much later.

It’s a cult of personality like MAGA, and Platner supporters respond to criticisms over his massive character deficits by claiming it’s okay because Trump is worse.

Thing is, much as I dislike Susan Collins’s positions, she has never been a MAGA politician- she has tried desperately to ride the fence and ride it out, and she voted to convict Trump on the January 6 impeachment. Many MAGA call her a RINO and hate her, but Trump won’t speak against her because there has never been a viable Republican challenger for her seat.

She has NEVER exhibited the kind of personal character deficits as Platner has. You can disagree with her voting record but she has personally never exhibited the kind of ugly thinking that Platner has exhibited in abundance - not when he was a teenager, but as recently as a few years ago on Reddit and a couple of months ago using the R word and brushing it off as not really a big deal.

I believe there is more to be revealed, likely already in the hands of oppo researchers and being held for release closer to the general election.

There are strong factors working against Collins this time, but Platner’s issues will not sit well with many Maine swing voters. It’s going to be an interesting race to watch.

Mills could not keep up with his energy because she is 78.

Collins voting to confirm Kavanaugh is as ugly and more impactful on the country than whatever you're talking about.

DP. One of the most clueless posts I've read in recent days. Wow.

NP
How is this clueless? I agree. Kavanaugh was a TERRIBLE decision that has far reaching consequences

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were I a Mainiac, I would vote for Platner. I don't care what he's done in the past. It matters what he will do in the future. He has my vote because he is a Democrat, and he will oppose the evil corruption of the Trump administration.

+1

F Trump
F MAGA

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Republicans are scared. Platner is going to win!

+1 And why wouldn't they be scared. Platner holds 7 point lead over Collins in new Maine Senate poll. And he's everything that Collins is not--young, articulate, a veteran, and an advocate for working class people.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5887910-platner-leads-collins-maine-poll/

[Anonymous]

This doesn’t sound good for Platner.

Can’t wait to hear what the further skeletons are!

I’ve suspected all along that Platner’s time on Cap Hill bartending at the Tune Inn and rubbing shoulders with politicos would mean some would know things about Platner he might not like dredged up by oppo researchers. I predicted it several pages back, in fact.

Platner might very well regret stepping into the arena.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This doesn’t sound good for Platner.

Can’t wait to hear what the further skeletons are!

I’ve suspected all along that Platner’s time on Cap Hill bartending at the Tune Inn and rubbing shoulders with politicos would mean some would know things about Platner he might not like dredged up by oppo researchers. I predicted it several pages back, in fact.

Platner might very well regret stepping into the arena.

Nobody wants to click on your sketchy youtube garbage and Susan Collins is still down 9 points in Maine despite a huge incumbency advantage. Spend more time reading actual news sources, and maybe people will find your opinions worth listening too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This doesn’t sound good for Platner.

Can’t wait to hear what the further skeletons are!

I’ve suspected all along that Platner’s time on Cap Hill bartending at the Tune Inn and rubbing shoulders with politicos would mean some would know things about Platner he might not like dredged up by oppo researchers. I predicted it several pages back, in fact.

Platner might very well regret stepping into the arena.

Nobody wants to click on your sketchy youtube garbage and Susan Collins is still down 9 points in Maine despite a huge incumbency advantage. Spend more time reading actual news sources, and maybe people will find your opinions worth listening too.

‘Worth listening too’? At least I have facility with the language, bub.

There’s nothing sketchy about political pundits on YouTube, bub. And there is certainly nothing sketchy about Mark Halperin:

Mark Evan Halperin (born January 11, 1965)[1] is an American journalist, political commentator, author, and founder of the interactive media platform 2WAY. He previously was political director for ABC News, where he also edited the Washington, D.C., newsletter The Note. In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC as a senior political analyst and contributor. Alongside John Heilemann, he co-managed Bloomberg Politics,[2] co-hosted With All Due Respect, and co-authored the bestselling books Game Change and Double Down: Game Change 2012. Halperin also co-produced and appeared with Heilemann and Mark McKinnon in Showtime's The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, covering the 2016 United States Presidential Election.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This doesn’t sound good for Platner.

Can’t wait to hear what the further skeletons are!

I’ve suspected all along that Platner’s time on Cap Hill bartending at the Tune Inn and rubbing shoulders with politicos would mean some would know things about Platner he might not like dredged up by oppo researchers. I predicted it several pages back, in fact.

Platner might very well regret stepping into the arena.

Nobody wants to click on your sketchy youtube garbage and Susan Collins is still down 9 points in Maine despite a huge incumbency advantage. Spend more time reading actual news sources, and maybe people will find your opinions worth listening too.

‘Worth listening too’? At least I have facility with the language, bub.

There’s nothing sketchy about political pundits on YouTube, bub. And there is certainly nothing sketchy about Mark Halperin:

Mark Evan Halperin (born January 11, 1965)[1] is an American journalist, political commentator, author, and founder of the interactive media platform 2WAY. He previously was political director for ABC News, where he also edited the Washington, D.C., newsletter The Note. In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC as a senior political analyst and contributor. Alongside John Heilemann, he co-managed Bloomberg Politics,[2] co-hosted With All Due Respect, and co-authored the bestselling books Game Change and Double Down: Game Change 2012. Halperin also co-produced and appeared with Heilemann and Mark McKinnon in Showtime's The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, covering the 2016 United States Presidential Election.

Are you unironically saying “there is certainly nothing sketchy about Mark Halperin”? Maybe go a little further along in that biography, wondering why he no longer works at any of those places. 🤔

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This doesn’t sound good for Platner.

Can’t wait to hear what the further skeletons are!

I’ve suspected all along that Platner’s time on Cap Hill bartending at the Tune Inn and rubbing shoulders with politicos would mean some would know things about Platner he might not like dredged up by oppo researchers. I predicted it several pages back, in fact.

Platner might very well regret stepping into the arena.

Nobody wants to click on your sketchy youtube garbage and Susan Collins is still down 9 points in Maine despite a huge incumbency advantage. Spend more time reading actual news sources, and maybe people will find your opinions worth listening too.

‘Worth listening too’? At least I have facility with the language, bub.

There’s nothing sketchy about political pundits on YouTube, bub. And there is certainly nothing sketchy about Mark Halperin:

Mark Evan Halperin (born January 11, 1965)[1] is an American journalist, political commentator, author, and founder of the interactive media platform 2WAY. He previously was political director for ABC News, where he also edited the Washington, D.C., newsletter The Note. In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC as a senior political analyst and contributor. Alongside John Heilemann, he co-managed Bloomberg Politics,[2] co-hosted With All Due Respect, and co-authored the bestselling books Game Change and Double Down: Game Change 2012. Halperin also co-produced and appeared with Heilemann and Mark McKinnon in Showtime's The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, covering the 2016 United States Presidential Election.

Are you unironically saying “there is certainly nothing sketchy about Mark Halperin”? Maybe go a little further along in that biography, wondering why he no longer works at any of those places. 🤔

He certainly seems very well qualified to talk about a US Senate candidate who talks about intoxicated women as a bunch of holes that men can exploit however they like.