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Grim Chieftain

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102. Okay, so we disagree

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Sun May 31, 2026, 05:49 PM

May 31

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a May 31 OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny May 31 #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 May 31 #21

THIS orangecrush May 31 #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 May 31 #51

It's an old story. marble falls May 31 #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad May 31 #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat May 31 #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical May 31 #4

+3 Emile May 31 #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em May 31 #8

Honest question Sympthsical May 31 #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em May 31 #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL May 31 #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman May 31 #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 May 31 #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ May 31 #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical May 31 #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn May 31 #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL May 31 #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em May 31 #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn May 31 #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em May 31 #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn May 31 #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em May 31 #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn May 31 #33

how is she wrong? Skittles May 31 #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em May 31 #109

ahh, OK Skittles May 31 #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha Monday #124

He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 May 31 #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em May 31 #90

I hate that I really don't care about him sexting someone not his wife. Once upon a time I think I would have. But Scrivener7 May 31 #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad May 31 #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn May 31 #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 May 31 #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie May 31 #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em May 31 #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn May 31 #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em May 31 #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything May 31 #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 May 31 #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em May 31 #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything May 31 #75

At this point, that's moot. They didn't find someone better. And this guy is way ahead in the primary polling. Scrivener7 May 31 #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji Monday #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha Monday #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper May 31 #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN May 31 #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 May 31 #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork May 31 #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical May 31 #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 May 31 #63

to be fair Skittles May 31 #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat May 31 #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 May 31 #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn May 31 #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 May 31 #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 May 31 #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 May 31 #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 May 31 #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 May 31 #82

DURec leftstreet May 31 #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp May 31 #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight May 31 #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL May 31 #11

Ugh wolfie001 May 31 #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 May 31 #89

..... wolfie001 May 31 #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 May 31 #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn May 31 #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 May 31 #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 Monday #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo Monday #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 Monday #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 May 31 #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn May 31 #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush May 31 #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider May 31 #77

So we won't marry him. He doesn't seem to be very good at marriage. But he's polling ahead of Collins. Scrivener7 May 31 #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain May 31 #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush May 31 #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain May 31 #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush May 31 #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain May 31 #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush May 31 #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See May 31 #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC May 31 #96

You show them Renew Deal May 31 #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 May 31 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 31 #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz May 31 #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 May 31 #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk May 31 #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush May 31 #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk May 31 #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush May 31 #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool May 31 #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool May 31 #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn May 31 #45

That's not the problem. yardwork May 31 #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 May 31 #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx May 31 #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman May 31 #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork May 31 #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything May 31 #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf May 31 #55

In a way, we do. ananda May 31 #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf May 31 #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda May 31 #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs May 31 #61

that's very true samsingh May 31 #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem May 31 #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch May 31 #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything May 31 #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles May 31 #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan May 31 #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles May 31 #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF May 31 #81

100% Blue Full Moon May 31 #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka May 31 #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles May 31 #115

ah, OK Skittles May 31 #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera May 31 #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles May 31 #114

... AloeVera May 31 #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex May 31 #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 May 31 #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld Monday #122

Hey! LuvLoogie Monday #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Monday #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni Monday #129