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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.  [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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.  [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

I'm no fan of most of Kavanaugh's positions but I have to say his judicial experience and credentials at the time of confirmation were on par or better than the credentials of most Supreme Court Justices. What makes his confirmation so abhorrent relative to the other current or past Justices??[/quote]

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