The more we learn about his rise and fall, it’s clear he was swooped up by outside consultants, disdainful of "the establishment,” who chose him like they were casting a role, with little vetting.
Black People told you progressives this man was a problem from the beginning. A Nazi tattoo was the first red flag but y'all didn't listen. Now look where you are!!!!
I have heard a couple times that Platner and Abdul El-Sayed share the same consultants. If that's true, and Platner's consultants are hucksters, what does that say about El-Sayed's campaign? And am I pinning my hopes on the wrong candidate? If it's El-Sayed against Haley Stevens how can I even vote for Stevens?!?!?!? Everything fucking SUX!!! (NOTE: I did a little more digging and it looks like El-Sayed is not directly connected to Dan Moraff. Of course, they doesn't mean everything DOESN'T suck (smirk))
They know the Repukes will dig and dig until they find some dirt on a Dem candidate. Yet nobody bats an eye at the criminality of the GOP, and the Degenerate-in-chief.
They covered up the women he was trying to be involved with after he married, just a few years ago. That alone should have stopped them supporting him. There are real democrats in Maine. They choose a fake one.
This is the narrative one hears from cynical people who claim politicians are all the same and that's why they don't vote. It makes it hard to argue with them.
What really dismays me are those who gave Graham Platner a pass for voluntarily fighting in Iraq multiple times and joined Blackwater later on. Not to mention the same people glossing this over were grown-ass adults during the so-called war on terror when they knew about the horrible shit war horny servicemembers and mercenaries were doing in the middle east. The Nazi tattoo and sexual assaults were definitely not surprising given how trigger happy he was in willingly killing Iraqi civilians.
It's Schumer's fault that they wanted to run a woman who had actually won in Maine, who had legislative experience and who -- when verbally attacked by Trump at an NGA dinner -- said without missing a beat "We'll see you in court."?
Grow up. You didn't want Janet Mills so be it -- but she has more backbone than most of the Senate and she gets things done.
And all of you wanted the Instagram candidate in the plaid shirt and not some boring state rep who actually would know what they were doing.
As we learned from Kamala, these guy voters like the manly men, and hesitate voting for a woman. And women don’t have past scandals. We seem to all like the Eric Swalwell type. Can we learn from this?
We need door knockers. The deck is stacked. GOTV for our state legislators!
We’re stuck with one of these unqualified candidates just like you’re talking about. The Republicon opponent is all ready.
Same endorsers, like Bernie Sanders and Warren, and constant hourly TV ads about the endorsements for the primary, which is why he won. When voters found out about the scandals, they questioned the endorsements. What is this?
He won what exactly? Because this man should not have been considered in the first place. You progressives don't listen the same thing is happening to Talarico in Texas.
I pointed out some of the red flags when he was running! but I also pointed out that he had a great platform and was a phenominal campaigner. I voted for bernie and watched them steal it from him in vegas, I was pissed as hell, but still voted for hillary and didn't fight her all the way through the general election. Bernie campaigned his ASS off for her, and they still blamed him for losing. Does it ever occur to you people that you might be wrong?? Because none of those predictions about other progressives have turned out to be true at all. Just STOP it already. People get a say in who they elect in the primaries, and then it's OVER
yes yes i get it everybody should have listened to you, but they didn't. He's won the primaries, democrats should be getting behind him and focus on collins, not try to steal the primary election from under him. Vote blue no matter who. I am defending the guy that WON the election, not relitigating whether or not he's qualifified, maine already made that choice!
I understand all the information provided but am lost about the part where Platner went all in.
For example, if I had the ability to engage a small group beyond friends, family, and colleagues, had a respectable social media presence, and Dan Moraff (et al) appeared at my front door and said I was "the chosen one", I'd tell them that their GPS was off and to find someone else. In other words, I know myself and what lane is right for me.
How did these same hucksters get Platner to guzzle the Kool-Ade?
Wait, now establishment Democrats are better judges than outside groups? Gee its so hard to tell who our enemies are these days. Just heard Hartmann saying the lower turnout in 2024 was because of anger at Biden and Harris supporting Israel. I don't see the disaster we have now is worth that little exercise in self righteousness. Just like the response to Hillary's candidacy letting Trump pick SCOTUS to show displeasure by voting for Stein. I don't see America coming out on the winning end with this kind of political ignorance. I have been thinking nonvoters need to pay reparations to Hillary and Harris voters who voted to stop this fucking disaster. I don't know where the misguided belief this can cleaned up when the left is so unreliable at the polls. That's the same blind faith as God saving us all for being good.
Graham Platner is that charming reformed methhead you met at an AA meeting and then he moved into your garage in exchange for mowing the lawn, but never did.
You are dead WRONG on the Platner issue. It is SAD you believe GUILTY until proven innocent! IF you, I am sure you would WHINE about it being unfair.
The Dems are KILLING THEIR CHANCES to take the Senate. The typical shoot ourselves in the foot behavior that ALWAYS destroys our chances at victory. Some WEAK Dems easily manipulated to do others evil crap.
This woman had MONTHS to say something, yet waited until 2 weeks before the deadline. Come on!
Wake up! A SETUP. Stop falling for this crap. Of course women are ALWAYS the poor little victim, huh? Why do YOU HATE MEN? Why do you BELIEVE her OVER our candidates.
As a gay man, I have seen truly evil women who try to MANIPULATE men to do their dirty work. She reeks of this type of person.
Do an INVESTIGATION. STOP believing hearsay that would NEVER pass the legal test.
Give the CANDIDATE THE BENEFIT of the doubt for freaking once! Us dems have turned on GOOD PEOPLE on these flimsy claims too often.
Black People told you progressives this man was a problem from the beginning. A Nazi tattoo was the first red flag but y'all didn't listen. Now look where you are!!!!
This.
So quick to listen to endorsements and maga-like ads. Looks like they got our number. (I have a comment below).
I have heard a couple times that Platner and Abdul El-Sayed share the same consultants. If that's true, and Platner's consultants are hucksters, what does that say about El-Sayed's campaign? And am I pinning my hopes on the wrong candidate? If it's El-Sayed against Haley Stevens how can I even vote for Stevens?!?!?!? Everything fucking SUX!!! (NOTE: I did a little more digging and it looks like El-Sayed is not directly connected to Dan Moraff. Of course, they doesn't mean everything DOESN'T suck (smirk))
Not to mention Graham Platners so-called working class roots were as phony as Bob Ritchie's.
A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf...what sort of vetting did they do that didn't catch this sooner?
They know the Repukes will dig and dig until they find some dirt on a Dem candidate. Yet nobody bats an eye at the criminality of the GOP, and the Degenerate-in-chief.
They covered up the women he was trying to be involved with after he married, just a few years ago. That alone should have stopped them supporting him. There are real democrats in Maine. They choose a fake one.
This is the narrative one hears from cynical people who claim politicians are all the same and that's why they don't vote. It makes it hard to argue with them.
What really dismays me are those who gave Graham Platner a pass for voluntarily fighting in Iraq multiple times and joined Blackwater later on. Not to mention the same people glossing this over were grown-ass adults during the so-called war on terror when they knew about the horrible shit war horny servicemembers and mercenaries were doing in the middle east. The Nazi tattoo and sexual assaults were definitely not surprising given how trigger happy he was in willingly killing Iraqi civilians.
"It's Chuck Schumer's fault."
It's Schumer's fault that they wanted to run a woman who had actually won in Maine, who had legislative experience and who -- when verbally attacked by Trump at an NGA dinner -- said without missing a beat "We'll see you in court."?
Grow up. You didn't want Janet Mills so be it -- but she has more backbone than most of the Senate and she gets things done.
And all of you wanted the Instagram candidate in the plaid shirt and not some boring state rep who actually would know what they were doing.
Well said! At least you get a new candidate.
As we learned from Kamala, these guy voters like the manly men, and hesitate voting for a woman. And women don’t have past scandals. We seem to all like the Eric Swalwell type. Can we learn from this?
We need door knockers. The deck is stacked. GOTV for our state legislators!
We’re stuck with one of these unqualified candidates just like you’re talking about. The Republicon opponent is all ready.
Same endorsers, like Bernie Sanders and Warren, and constant hourly TV ads about the endorsements for the primary, which is why he won. When voters found out about the scandals, they questioned the endorsements. What is this?
the time to point that out was before the damn primaries, not after he won with 70% of the vote.
I did.
A lot of us did.
Janet Mills suspended her campaign when she saw the momentum.
We were told we were out of touch and we were silly for pointing out he had no damn experience.
"Look at Obama!"
Which of course ignored Obama's decades of organizing communities and serving in the Illinois State House before running for Senate.
Who replaces him and how fast can their campaign chest get set up?
And the VOTERS CHOSE! Spilled milk whiner.
Why did you WAIT? After Me Too, NO WOMAN should ever wait. Get over that poor little victim mode...
HE WON. Hold your nose and vote blue no matter who, and stop smearing progressives like it’s the end of the fucken world when they win!
He won what exactly? Because this man should not have been considered in the first place. You progressives don't listen the same thing is happening to Talarico in Texas.
So you agree Republicans should continue to support Trump?
so fucking manipulative. there are processes that would and should remove trump. Not because he's a douchebag, but a crook and a traitor.
wtf is wrong with you people, it's not remotely the same and i don't believe for a second that you can't tell the difference.
Clearly you can't tell the difference Joe since you are still defending this unqualified man who had red flags from the beginning.
I pointed out some of the red flags when he was running! but I also pointed out that he had a great platform and was a phenominal campaigner. I voted for bernie and watched them steal it from him in vegas, I was pissed as hell, but still voted for hillary and didn't fight her all the way through the general election. Bernie campaigned his ASS off for her, and they still blamed him for losing. Does it ever occur to you people that you might be wrong?? Because none of those predictions about other progressives have turned out to be true at all. Just STOP it already. People get a say in who they elect in the primaries, and then it's OVER
I can.
Which is why I told Republicans to dump Trump after the Access Hollywood tape.
Not January 6th. Not E. Jean Carroll.
The first clear sign that he was a predator.
But Republicans said things like he's winning primaries or the voters love him or he's a fighter.
I don't draw my lines after they're elected and doing harm.
I draw them early.
I just heard three names to replace him.
Any preferences?
yes yes i get it everybody should have listened to you, but they didn't. He's won the primaries, democrats should be getting behind him and focus on collins, not try to steal the primary election from under him. Vote blue no matter who. I am defending the guy that WON the election, not relitigating whether or not he's qualifified, maine already made that choice!
I understand all the information provided but am lost about the part where Platner went all in.
For example, if I had the ability to engage a small group beyond friends, family, and colleagues, had a respectable social media presence, and Dan Moraff (et al) appeared at my front door and said I was "the chosen one", I'd tell them that their GPS was off and to find someone else. In other words, I know myself and what lane is right for me.
How did these same hucksters get Platner to guzzle the Kool-Ade?
Because it's the fantasy.
"Wise men come from afar to tell you you're the Messiah."
I'd love to say I'd what you would do but it's easy to say that when no one's beating on my door.
🤣🤣🤣
Thinking Ruben Gallego , whose best friend was Swalwell, and Platners supporter, has issues which should not be ignored.
Wait, now establishment Democrats are better judges than outside groups? Gee its so hard to tell who our enemies are these days. Just heard Hartmann saying the lower turnout in 2024 was because of anger at Biden and Harris supporting Israel. I don't see the disaster we have now is worth that little exercise in self righteousness. Just like the response to Hillary's candidacy letting Trump pick SCOTUS to show displeasure by voting for Stein. I don't see America coming out on the winning end with this kind of political ignorance. I have been thinking nonvoters need to pay reparations to Hillary and Harris voters who voted to stop this fucking disaster. I don't know where the misguided belief this can cleaned up when the left is so unreliable at the polls. That's the same blind faith as God saving us all for being good.
Graham Platner is that charming reformed methhead you met at an AA meeting and then he moved into your garage in exchange for mowing the lawn, but never did.
Michelangelo,
You are dead WRONG on the Platner issue. It is SAD you believe GUILTY until proven innocent! IF you, I am sure you would WHINE about it being unfair.
The Dems are KILLING THEIR CHANCES to take the Senate. The typical shoot ourselves in the foot behavior that ALWAYS destroys our chances at victory. Some WEAK Dems easily manipulated to do others evil crap.
This woman had MONTHS to say something, yet waited until 2 weeks before the deadline. Come on!
Wake up! A SETUP. Stop falling for this crap. Of course women are ALWAYS the poor little victim, huh? Why do YOU HATE MEN? Why do you BELIEVE her OVER our candidates.
As a gay man, I have seen truly evil women who try to MANIPULATE men to do their dirty work. She reeks of this type of person.
Do an INVESTIGATION. STOP believing hearsay that would NEVER pass the legal test.
Give the CANDIDATE THE BENEFIT of the doubt for freaking once! Us dems have turned on GOOD PEOPLE on these flimsy claims too often.
This reminds me of Comey's last minute discovery of more of Hillary's emails, which amounted to nothing!