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chelsea0011

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16. Many of us want Collins gone

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:18 PM

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Collins has the worst smear campaign going with the OACS controlling the narrative. But, that’s what Republicans do up here. Maine is the whitest state in the union but to watch ads up here you would think we are being run over by people of color committing every crime imaginable. It is one Willie Horton ad after another. Platner hasn’t committed any crime. His wife stands by him. Let’s here about issues which Collins will have to confront after primaries.

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ME-SEN: Platner Denies Reports About Sexually-Explicit Texts [View all] RandySF Monday OP

Meanwhile.... chelsea0011 Monday #1

Amazing isn't it? harumph Monday #2

What are you talking about? Quiet Em Monday #7

When and what did Jeffries say? I searched and found nothing. Could you tell us? betsuni Monday #11

He was on news this morning chelsea0011 Monday #13

His wife told the campaign these texts existed and the campaign confirmed it to reporters. Is he calling them liars? WhiskeyGrinder Monday #3

And now the kik profile is starting to percolate. . RandySF Monday #4

So he's calling his wife a liar? mcar Monday #5

Do he and his wife talk? karynnj Monday #6

Asked if he was confirming that the messages do not exist, he answered krawhitham Monday #8

The Times also confirmed the texts with a current campaign staffer. RandySF Monday #9

There it is. If he knowingly will misrepresent the sexts that his Nixie Monday #10

Hmm...I wonder how the Mainers are looking at this. MineralMan Monday #12

Are you from Maine? ColoringFool Monday #14

Nope. It's one of two states MineralMan Monday #15

Many of us want Collins gone chelsea0011 Monday #16

She's awful. MineralMan Monday #17

When he "struck a defiant posture" MorbidButterflyTat Monday #18