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AZLD4Candidate

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33. Other than the accusation, is there evidence of it?
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:51 PM
22 hrs ago

A mere accusation is not proof of action.

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Don't let the door hit you! BigmanPigman Yesterday #1
I hope we Mainers can clear up the mess quickly, secure a worthwhile candidate and dispose of Susan Collins Bumbles Yesterday #3
They shall. pat_k 23 hrs ago #19
Suspending? Innocent Smith Yesterday #2
Every politician does this. progressoid Yesterday #10
Campaign funds iemanja 5 min ago #75
Please make sure candidates are vetted MissKat Yesterday #4
It's not about Fetterman or Bernie. It's about what Mainers are telling us they want. MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #20
Let's see. 2024. Primary over. Primary candidate chosen. Ask or told (whichever way you view it) to step aside AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #5
The point is Platner denies it Akakoji Yesterday #8
Yesterday someone said they won't believe until he admits he raped her sarisataka 23 hrs ago #16
Other than the accusation, is there evidence of it? AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #33
He has a history sarisataka 22 hrs ago #34
Well, we can kiss this senate seat goodbye. 2024 showed me what happens when we change candidates AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #37
If we must tolerate candidates sarisataka 21 hrs ago #40
I'll elect people. You elect saints AZLD4Candidate 13 hrs ago #45
I'll elect people sarisataka 10 hrs ago #53
Homophobe too? Based on what evidence exactly? AloeVera 9 hrs ago #54
It is something he has admitted to in the past sarisataka 9 hrs ago #55
OFFS, executioner, really MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #61
It showed one thing that can happen MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #70
Jenny Racicot is a credible withness PCB66 14 hrs ago #44
Let's give him credit for doing the right thing MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #21
He didn't "do the right thing" PCB66 8 hrs ago #58
OK, do you wish he'd stayed in the race? MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #64
In this day and age, accusation means conviction. You run one first to see how it floats. AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #32
You seem to be forgetting his very own rape apologist posts. That niyad 8 hrs ago #57
I'm not rationalizing anything. This seat is lost to us now. 2024 is my evidence. AZLD4Candidate 7 hrs ago #59
Interesting first sentence, since I never said that you had niyad 4 hrs ago #69
Wait till Gavin Newsom announces a Pres run if he so chooses Bengus81 14 hrs ago #41
The timeline was dictated by the candidate's actions, not the GOP. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #46
Platner's "vetters" MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #62
He's awful. His vocal fry comes and goes... it's a defensive reflex. QueerDuck 6 hrs ago #63
Fuck him. He had a tattoo of a totenkopf on his chest one of the very last images that people saw before Botany Yesterday #6
And he worked for Blackwater. Crowman2009 Yesterday #11
The skull and crossbones or Totenkopf precedes the Nazis Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #12
Doesn't matter. evolves 23 hrs ago #14
Please stand by as we return to our regularly scheduled program. 🤓😄 littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #35
Most everything the Nazi's used as symbolism came from somewhere else. Bengus81 14 hrs ago #42
MAGA goes back to the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Torchlight 10 hrs ago #50
This. yardwork 23 hrs ago #23
Several great choices pfitz59 Yesterday #7
Two great females who have already lost big to Collins, and one who lost big to Platner MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #22
Hatchet job, timing was sus duckworth969 Yesterday #9
My main question about Plantner is . . . AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #13
He was Anti Israel and anti old politicians. The driving forces in Democrat politics these days. SMH. Pompoy 23 hrs ago #17
Was the Maine Democratic Party for Platner? I thought they were for Mills MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #24
Well all said lets be glad it happened in time to replace him on the ballot. Exultant Democracy 23 hrs ago #15
In 5-7 years... AdamGG 22 hrs ago #28
Yes, July 13 was the deadline for a nominee to drop out. LisaL 21 hrs ago #39
Maine will get a new nominee in an open process. And that candidate will be stronger than Platner. pat_k 23 hrs ago #18
I liked the optimistic title to your post MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #65
Simon presents compelling numbers, but I don't necessarily agree with the distance part. pat_k 3 hrs ago #71
Didn't Bellows get buried by Collins when she ran against her before? MadameButterfly 1 hr ago #72
You're right. She did. A decade ago (2014) pat_k 1 hr ago #73
He's toxic. xuplate 23 hrs ago #25
Governor Mills may have some miles on her... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #26
Not according to the polls MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #66
The executive director of the Mane Democratic Party is on with Lawrence asking for donations. SamuelAdams 23 hrs ago #27
I just watched her. sheshe2 22 hrs ago #30
It depends on whether they listen to Maine voters MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #67
Structural pressure ? What the hell.... reACTIONary 22 hrs ago #29
I spotted that too and was on my way here to comment... so I'll just add my thoughts to yours. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #47
Thanks for your thoughts! reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #56
What exactly does "We believe for the movement to continue" mean ToxMarz 22 hrs ago #31
I think Mainer's thought they were in a movement MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #68
No more posers, please. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #36
There's no Independent candidate on the ballot Warpy 21 hrs ago #38
Yep...and bowing to her Fuhrer still claiming "I think he learned his lesson" Bengus81 14 hrs ago #43
So, what about Janet "See you in Court" Mills? 70sEraVet 11 hrs ago #48
I never understood the problem either BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #49
He had me fooled. I thought he was just gruff and blunt. bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #51
This obsession on a Democratic forum is almost funny - let it go, it's no longer relevant. ☮ walkingman 10 hrs ago #52
More rape apologists and defeatists?? MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #60
Let's regroup but also remember that Trump has been convicted of like crimes that he is only accused of. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #74
Unlike Republican voters, some Democratic voters iemanja 2 min ago #76
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