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lapucelle

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28. There are three Democratic candidates on the ME ballot.

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 10:10 AM

Jun 7

Voters should rank their choices based on both who will be best positioned to flip the seat in November and on who will be least likely to be a drag on all the other Democrats running for senate in November.

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what's worse than a "nazi tattoo"? [View all] ProfessorPlum Jun 6 OP

He's made a lot of choices that I find troubling EdmondDantes_ Jun 6 #1

Now do Susan Collins and her "choices". AloeVera Jun 6 #3

Thank you. H2O Man Jun 7 #10

Yeah, NS, Sherlock, That A Democrat Is Better Than A Republican. But.... ColoringFool Jun 7 #12

The primary is in a few days and this hit piece in the NYT comes out a week before .... cliffside Jun 7 #17

Suspicious, no? peggysue2 Jun 7 #34

Angus King and John Bolton have the same mustache -- coincidence? mr715 Tuesday #47

The primary is in 3 hours... mr715 Tuesday #45

Well, My Dear Watson, AloeVera Jun 7 #21

Irene Adler she is not. mr715 Tuesday #46

I wouldn't vote for Collins because I don't like her policies EdmondDantes_ Jun 7 #29

Do you like Platner's policies? Would you vote for him if you could and if his Reddit posts, tattoo etc were not known? AloeVera Jun 7 #32

It will be hard to argue with the purist oldmanlynn Jun 7 #33

Not convinced it's all purity for purity's sake. Some no doubt genuine, some a cynical exploitation of that propensity. AloeVera Jun 7 #35

Compared to the demons in human skin who are currently ProfessorPlum Jun 7 #5

are we now saying that Susan Collins - and every other person with an R behind their name stopdiggin Jun 7 #9

fetch the smelling salts ProfessorPlum Jun 7 #14

They are happily starving children, seniors and poor people in general, literally starving them, questionseverything Tuesday #41

yes, I had it before .. stopdiggin Tuesday #44

Yeah, all that is far worse than voting to approve Kavanaugh's nomination tishaLA Jun 7 #7

Don't care fujiyamasan Jun 7 #18

Thank you for this comment. Irish_Dem Jun 7 #19

I agree, we need to keep our eyes on the prize Walleye Jun 6 #2

See my comments. usonian Jun 6 #4

False dichotomy Boo1 Jun 7 #6

Well said canetoad Jun 7 #8

Believable to you. It bears qualification. I also know a lot about.... ColoringFool Jun 7 #13

Can you articulate canetoad Jun 7 #15

Speaking for myself... I can explain why. QueerDuck Jun 7 #20

I Hope You Live In Maine! 😉 ColoringFool Jun 7 #11

Pictures of him with his shirt off at his brother's wedding, his sister-in-law is Jewish and posted the photo of him ... cliffside Jun 7 #16

A toxic human being is way worse than a toxic tattoo JCMach1 Jun 7 #22

It may be too late to recover. MineralMan Jun 7 #23

Yes. In hindsight, it was naive to hope Platner wouldn't be taken down. AloeVera Jun 7 #24

Well, it was always going to be a close race. MineralMan Jun 7 #26

Oh well. At least we learned about the Totenkopf. AloeVera Jun 7 #30

Good point. MineralMan Jun 7 #40

What I am hearing is he has volunteers on the ground working questionseverything Jun 7 #39

I agree. It's purposeful ratfucking. harumph Jun 7 #25

Exactly. Easterncedar Jun 7 #27

There are three Democratic candidates on the ME ballot. lapucelle Jun 7 #28

Once again, this is not solely about his nazi tattoo, but about ALL niyad Jun 7 #31

Disheartening, indeed. I see a lot of heartbreak and disappointment ahead. QueerDuck Jun 7 #36

My feelings if it matters since I'm a woman csusan Jun 7 #37

I would like to see a Democrat defeat Collins but I do not believe that Platner is the right person LetMyPeopleVote Jun 7 #38

It isn't a "Nazi tattoo" obamanut2012 Tuesday #42

A primary is being held and it is not between someone who made a dumb choice vs fascists. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #43