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Bumbles

(566 posts) Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:03 PM Sunday

Another theory - we may be on the verge of the Democrats' MAGA moment. [View all]

"He is an echo of both Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders, who ran insurgent campaigns in 2016 based on economic populism of one kind or another. The more that Washington Democrats condemn him from fancy TV studios, the more that working people in Maine may well rally around him."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/graham-platner-maine-senate-primary-victory

He could be our change agent. Certainly change is needed within the Democratic Party and in our politics overall.

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Another theory - we may be on the verge of the Democrats' MAGA moment. [View all] Bumbles Sunday OP

The Teddy Roosevelt mustache has a visceral affect Ponietz Sunday #1

Just beat Collins BannonsLiver Sunday #2

Who is "He"? Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #3

Platner buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #5

Let Maine be Maine. Sneederbunk Sunday #4

Not Seeing It ProfessorGAC Sunday #6

No. This analysis is wishful thinking on the part of the author. QueerDuck Sunday #7

Bingo! sheshe2 Sunday #10

What a terrible suggestion. milestogo Sunday #8

Maga is a cult. Mainers are not a cult. Nor are the rest of Democrats. Scrivener7 Sunday #9

Thanks for that PatSeg Sunday #15

There's a lot of BS in that article from the Guardian. patphil Sunday #11

Plattner resonates because he's a regular person DemocracyForever Sunday #12

"economic populism of one kind or another" i.e. real or fascist fraud (nt) William Seger Sunday #13

Meh. Tommy Carcetti Sunday #14

Our "change agent" really? Ok. flvegan Sunday #16

This is who we have. BurnDoubt Sunday #17