A solution for Platner supporters.
The democrat party held a primary in the state of Maine to select a candidate for the US Senate. The winner by a landslide was Graham Platner. The democrat party knew he carried a lot of baggage and much of it was revealed. However, a recent allegation combined with Platner slipping in the polling vs the state's incumbent Senator, led democrat party leaders to step in and to begin pressuring Platner to step aside. This very undemocratic tactic has become a trend with democrats. They forced their waxen effigy president out only when it became apparent to everyone that he was unfit. Kamala Harris then became the candidate by decree, not by the will of democrat voters. They repeated it in the case of Eric Swalwell, whom they knew was involved in numerous sexual improprieties including an affair with a Chinese spy. The reason Swalwell was forced out of the California Gubernatorial election was not because of his misdeeds, but because too many democrats were splitting the vote and the fear was that the two Republicans in the race might emerge as the winners of the jungle primary. Finally, it was Platner's turn once the threat of him losing the Senate election became real.
So where does that leave democrats who voted for & supported Platner? It seems that their right to choose their candidate has been nullified by the democrat party.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
My suggestion to all of you who like his policies and or his personality is to WRITE HIM IN COME NOVEMBER!
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Clay Travis said it best:
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Well I looked up Clay and see that he is somehow the successor to Rush Limbaugh, so I will go out on a limb and say "I don't care what Clay has to say."
He's a Trump supporter. His opinion about anything has no value whatsoever.
he's nazi-lite, just like the majority of the maga radio personality scum ...
Democrats do have a habit of doing things like ignoring the people, removing a candidate and installing one nobody voted for.
Yet their opposition are supposed to be the fascists. Funny how that works.
And that is what they have done to their own voters. Can you imagine what they are capable of when back in power?
Anybody who wants to repeat the Biden years need only vote them back in.
An empty suit to take the blame for everything they do? The Democrats are dying to have a repeat of the Biden term.
It remains incredible that you can post criticism of Ds while supporting the worst PotUS in our history. How is it that the corruption alone does not incense your sense of honor, tradition, constitutional ethics, etc?
And to talk of the Biden years given that Trump has placed the USA in a pointless, illegal war with Iran that after much blood and treasure has left us and the rest of the world in a worse situation. The Biden Afghanistan fuck-up is nothing compared to what Trump has done. How can you ignore what Trump has done to the cost of living? How can you ignore the incompetence of his cabinet? How can you ignore how he has enriched himself and family with the presidency?
Vic, the list just goes on and on. Trump has crossed so far over the line that we cannot even see it anymore. Yet somehow, you ignore all of this and pretend that Biden, et.al. are worse than Trump.
Not really.
I've spelled out the dangers that the democrat party and the democratic socialists of America present for the US. I'm glad somebody is taking them on.
The difference this time is that we know in advance what they intend to do.
Your dangers are all exaggerations and speculation (based on a lot of misunderstanding and fear mongering).
You continue to ignore what is actually happening right now with Trump. No speculation, no exaggeration ... hard cold reality.
How can you possibly ignore this?
A return of the Biden Era? That is ridiculous. The real danger currently facing America is a return of the McCarthy Era...
Cold war red scare fear mongering will not work anymore!
Yeah, 'critical thinking' at its finest.
What is amazing is that Graham Platner made it far enough to win the nomination. Why didn't the Democratic Party vet Platner beforehand? Where was the stalwart press to inform the public before the primaries?
Don't blame the voters for the not finding information about Platner that the Democratic Party and press failed to disclose. And don't cop out by claiming the Republican Party was raising alarms; that's what Republicans do to Pope Leo XIV. The Republican opposition is not a reliable source of honest facts.
The voters are stuck where they were before the primaries. The voters were de facto disenfranchised because of misleading politics and a lazy press. The Democratic Party is just looking for warm bodies to occupy seats and allow Chuck Schumer autocratic control of the Senate. Only California and New York matter to the Democratic Party establishment. Illinois can score a point now and then. But Democrats everywhere else can pound sand. The Democratic Party has become a three-state party so what Maine Democrats think really doesn't matter.
amazing is that Graham Platner made it far enough to win the nomination. Why didn't the Democratic Party vet
his first campaign manager said “this guy is a Monster” and quit. The Democratic Party attacked her for it.
information about Platner that the Democratic Party and press failed to disclose
the pictures, his Reddit posts, his membership on the child predator site, the allegations of him abusing women were all public well before the primary. Democratic voters just didn’t care.
Trump was well vetted before he took office, it's just that repubs didn't care that he was a pedo rapist... With Platner, dems forced him out...you'll never see repubs do that to one of their own.
Is Trump running for a Senate seat in Maine? That's news to me.
Exactly. And they even called his admission of sexual assault "locker room talk".
Claiming they "let you do it" after the fact because you're rich or famous is not consent, that was clearly an admission of sexual assault. And of course, that admission was backed up by over two dozen credible accusations of sexual assault. But those currently too busy polishing their dear Leaders fat greasy mushroom don't care because they're exactly who Trump was talking about there. He moved on them like a bitch, grabbed them by the pussy and made all these poorly educated sycophants his little bitches "because he's a star" which is why they are so deeply in denial. The Trump administration is no different than Harvey Weinstein's casting couch, if you want to work for the big guy, you better get to sucking. And such they do.
Come on now Nerm, you know as well as everyone else here that the Senate seat in Maine can directly affect how much power Donald Trump continues to wield. While he is not directly on the ballot, support for him essentially is. Those screaming about Maine Democrats looking at Platner for a bit and then abandoning him are attempting to muddy the waters further with lame accusations of some poor vetting when they themselves continue to support the most corrupt actual convicted felon and admitted sexual predator who was found liable aka responsible for sexual assault in court. But no, let's all rage against the Maine Democrats who didn't vet Platner well enough. The fact is, at the end of the day, they did not choose Platner and will not be voting for him, unlike those who looked at a confirmed convicted felon sexual predator and accused pedophile, not just for a senate seat, but for the Presidency, and actually voted for him anyway.
No he ran for a much higher seat. Is this were you say we can't bring up trump, which is like saying, "it's ok if repubs do it but not if dems do it"?
Hell, if you're a republican you can be brain dead and still have a senate seat.
No, I don't know that. I don't know how Democrats taking back control of the Senate and House will check Trump. The Republican controlled Senate and House have been passing very little legislation. There have been plenty of committee hearings to take members of the Trump administration to task. Trump doesn't even appear to be checked by Congressional appropriations.
Over the past few decades Democrats have proven to be ineffective when they control Congress. Democrats are better at being the opposition than governing. So, I don't really see much changing if Democrats regain control of the Senate and House.
John Fetterman?
Touche'
no, he's the leader of the republican party ...
hell, you can be in a basement fridge of a hospital and still hold a republican senate seat ...
Well VETTED by P U T I N!
Are you overlooking what "Dirty Diaper Donnie" did in his first term, his run against Biden, his connections with Putin, Kim Jung Un, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia?
Or is your HATE so deep that all you can see is what you want to see, and to HELL with everyone who doesn't share your views?
Take a BREATHE; it's not a WAR!
It is a political selection by American VOTERS; however, the UBER RICH are buying off their recommendations and corrupting the process.
What the fuck does "Dirty Diaper Donnie" have to do with a Democratic candidate for the Maine Senate race dropping out? If Democrats are so fucking better than Republicans then how did Graham Platner happen?
Then do not turn it into a WAR!
You mean there are no UBER RICH Democrats? You mean Democratic politicians haven't become UBER RICH from serving the public?
Was Graham Platner wanting to serve his constituents? Or was Platner hoping to win a ticket for the gravy train?
Wow. The deflection didn't take as long as I expected.
That would be Joe Gruters. But lets not let facts get in the way.
It's telling that even after a stroke, he's still the smartest democrat out there. And he's being pushed out.
That's because apparently repubs think he has been in a hospital for 3 weeks and is brain dead. Might as well get rid of him, he's all yours.. LOL
Well I wouldn't say that Susan Collins and Trump are best buds by any stretch. She voted to convict Trump for Jan 6 and she was one of 3 Republicans to vote against his One Big Beautiful Bill. She has been against him on several matters involving Iran and Trump's asinine global tariffs gambits as well. I think she might keep him in check as well as any Democrat who could be selected to run against her. The Platner debacle might just save the Democrats some campaign funding as they may realize that the cost could outweigh the benefit of defeating Collins.
Nerm-L:
Hold your breath? Calm down.
Did Republicans scrutinize any candidates?
Well, of course, that's what primaries are supposed to accomplish. Democrats do the same thing during primaries.
Since both parties have adopted winner-take-all voting primaries, the quality of candidates from both parties have been scraped off the bottom of the barrel. The caucus primary system was participatory government that did not require using the state election apparatus. The caucus required voters discussing the candidates and making a choice rather than big money donors selling candidates.
You can bitch your butt off about your HATE. But that's what big money politics wants you to do. Big money wants you to just check the box and let the 'smart' people make the decisions for you.
I had to check, the law in Maine only allows a write-in candidate if they file with the Secretary of State as shown below. I assume (could be wrong as I didn't check that deeply) that this would be the same date (July 27) that the party has to get someone else on the ballot.
And they will. There are a couple well known Democrats who had recently run for governor who will likely step in since they have the name recognition needed to start a little late in the race. And the fact is, independents in Maine are fed up with Susan Collins so even with this late entry Democrats are still basically at a tie even without knowing who the candidate will be for sure yet.
Don’t
you just love it when a handful of unelected nobodies decide who you can vote for?
Isn't that the way it is in every state and county in the Union?
Backroom committees, golf course meetings, back scratching parties?
don't you just love it when a handful of unelected billionaires decide gov't policy with their checkbooks?
... or when a bunch of unelected bible thumpers attempt to dictate morality while violating the constitution?
bugsy: Have you forgotten that Americans are not crooked, only a small percent are.
Democrats are NOT Democrats!
Nor are they what the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA calls them: "Dumb-A-Crates"!
It's time to STOP the childish name-calling and ask yourself:
Who is going to be the best choice to lead America-the President, Congress, the Senate, or all political entities that seek justice, fairness, and the interest of its people?
People make mistakes!
But they do not make the same mistakes. We all have made bad choices.
As you may recall, there are too many overlooking TRUMP'S massive, impulsive move.
WE ARE IN IT TOGETHER, regardless of what we label ourselves.
You mean like "Dirty Diaper Donnie"?
That goes along as one of the MOST childish.
Correct, it is witless, crude, low-grade crap. It is not funny nor helpful.
The party recruits and promotes a candidate, but you don’t call that undemocratic. Why is it undemocratic to encourage him to drop out? He could have stayed in the race if he wanted. He chose to quit.
LOL, maga lecturing democrats on undemocratic tactics ...
In Conclusion:
The excuses for the democrat party nullifying the will of its own voters were pathetic. Comments refusing to accept an obvious truth because of who said it exemplifies the logic of the radical left.
My advice to Platner supporters have been vindicated by the comments above.
Who do you imagine supported Platner?
platner is rejected by democrats when the truth is revealed, while maga rejects the truths about trump and still supports him ...
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Actions show otherwise.
No, they didn't. Did Platner show up on any actual State of Maine election ballot? No. He was dropped because he turned out to resemble the very people Maine Democrats are running to defeat.
And the Biden comment shows just how fucking deranged rightwing conservative thinking is. It's so fucking stupid and hypocritical it's not even worth spelling out why. Frankly, I shouldn't have to since, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so there are at least three thousand words for you to digest in my previous comment.
Come on back to reality. let me know when you do and we'll talk.
Yes...it was called the democratic primary.
Did you not know that?
Primary Election Types | U.S. Election Assistance Commission
A dense 10-year-old would have understood what I meant, but to be clearer, Platner was NOT "run" by Democrats for any actual State of Maine election ballot for the Senate seat. HE ran for the privilege of representing Democrats in November. And he was NOT chosen by the Democrats as their nominee to run in November and has never been elected to any office by anyone, thus the claim that "the Democrats" ran him in any election is a big fat fucking LIE. So, the facts are Democrats did not "run" him in ANY State of Maine election, he was competing among other Democrats for that opportunity, but it was never given him no matter how much some sniveling dumb fuck conservatives wish it were.
In what reality did Platner run for the Senate seat as a Democrat against Susan Collins? When the fuck did that happen? And why is a single candidate's campaign supposed to represent all Democrats in Maine let alone nationwide? Even up to the last week he didn't have all democrats in his own State supporting him for the opportunity to run for Senate, how the fuck does that equate to "the Democrats ran a Nazi"? It's silly that I even have to point that out. Rightwing conservatives do know what a primary is and how elections actual work, right?
Then who did democrats choose to be their nominee?
The rest of your post was nothing more than a deflection from the screwup your original post was.
Yes, nice of you to remind us that Democratic Jeffrey Epstein was dictating questions to a Democratic house member during a congresssioal hearing.
They have until July 27th to choose a candidate which they have yet to do. How is this so difficult for some to understand?
Oh please, as if the lame attacks coming from dumb shit conservatives requires any deflection.
Only a moron would believe any of the rightwing conservative comments here carried any weight. Their entire argument is based on their poorly manufactured straw man of 'all Democrats somehow supporting a Nazi' and when the obvious glaring flaws are pointed out, they just scream louder like whiny little bitches do when they know they're losing.
‘They have until July 27th to choose a candidate which they have yet to do’
The people of Maine picked Platner to be their democratic nominee, and probably a size able amount would have voted for him in the general. You are OK with a bunch of unelected nobodies CHOOSING who the democratic nominee will be, with zero input from the actual voters. This is just like Biden being booted and replaced by the DEI idiot VP
How is this so difficult for some to understand? ‘
’'all Democrats somehow supporting a Nazi’
The democrats have embraced a ‘big tent’ narrative which they have no problem accepting socialists, communists, marxists, plain ole idiots, and yes…nazis
’
and when the obvious glaring flaws are pointed out, they just scream louder like whiny little bitches do when they know they're losing.’
The irony
About 70% among Maine Democrats after some support coalesced around him and then HE dropped out. Now the Democratic party in Maine has to put forward a different candidate for the Senate seat and those Maine Democrats are going to likely support that candidate because there are MANY wonderful Maine Democrats so just because the candidate the 70% had preferred dropped out, doesn't mean they're not going to support the Democrat candidate against Collins who has been supporting and enabling this criminal President and Mainers know it and are going to kick her the fuck out of office in November. They're picketing in front of her offices right now as she does nothing to protect Maine streets from violent ICE agents gunning down another person in the streets within the last 24 hours.
And in November, those Maine voters will get to vote for a Democrat who doesn't have the same kind of baggage that Trump has, both being accused rapists and apparent Nazi fan boys.
So YES, I'm okay with the Democratic party in Maine floating names to get support and then putting the democrat with the best chance to win in November on the ballot.
But I get it, all the anger, the incessant whining, the stupid what-about-ism's, the screaming about Platner day and night from rightwing conservatives is now like a broken pencil, pointless. So of course, the rightwing whiners angry with their bit of flesh they were chewing on being taken away from them, start complaining about the process that took their bit of flesh away. "Hey! We weren't done with that! You're not allowed to take away the shitty candidate that we built up so much ammo to use against! Bring him back!! Whaaaaaaaaaa!". Fucking babies.
Should never have been allowed to run in the first place. A couple of DSA losers "vetted" him and another bunch of Maine losers voted for him...even when they knew he was a nazi and a rapist.
"going to kick her the fuck out of office in November. "
Maybe but unlikely
"hey're picketing in front of her offices right now as she does nothing to protect Maine streets from violent ICE agents gunning down another person in the streets within the last 24 hours."
Time for an educating minute....Don't try and run over law enforcement and you won't get killed. Easy peasy.
"nd then putting the democrat with the best chance to win in November on the ballot."
That is not democracy. That's communism, but based on many of your posts, I guess that is what you want.
The rest is just more unhinged lunacy.
It never ceases to amaze me how someone can support Trump, even now, and complain about another politician who is clearly unfit but is nowhere near as bad as Trump.
If one can recognize unfitness due to immorality, etc. and just rail on it even after the guy has dropped out of the race, then how is it possible to condone and even SUPPORT the guy who has more power than any other human being on the planet and is a criminal, pathological liar, immoral, irresponsible, incompetent, lawless, unpresidential, vindictive, corrupt psychopath?
I doubt very highly that any of them read your comments.
‘I doubt very highly that any of them read your comments.’
you did
Vic Eldred:
ANGER is never a good solution!
Grammar?
elementary school level?
I wonder. Does Elizabet Warren still think this Hitler Youth as “my kinda man”?
Meanwhile...
And it turns out the person appointed to replace the Nazi rapist isn't really much better:
I am at a loss with regards to the dem party. There is no doubt in my mind they have better people than the ones running. Maybe the normal ones are afraid of the violent far left mob and decide not to run. The democrat party is not recognizable anymore as the wingnuts seem to be taking over