On Platner. He has got things in his past which are bad. He is currently the subject of an all out political smear campaign. Both these things are true, and unless we can nominate another candidate that can beat Susan Collins, it does not matter.
We are in an existential war for the future of this country, and Senate numbers matter more than anything else. We have seen what happens, particularly to the Supreme Court when the GOP controls the Senate.
It's crucial to elect a Democrat in Maine.
This is not a defense of Platner. Wish that Maine had chosen a better Democratic candidate. But, again unless something magical changes, he looks like he will be the Dem candidate.
Politics is not about picking a good person. It is great if you have that choice, but politics is about power and coalitions.
And right now it is crucial that the Democratic coalition takes over the Senate. Our collective future depends on it. Nothing else even comes close.
@mastodonmigration Platner's one of those "heads I win, tails you lose" candidates. He's by all accounts an awful person to run for office and should not be in the Senate. Buuut... if the vote is between an abusive piece of shit with a Nazi tattoo who wants billionaires to no longer be able to buy elections on one side and a perfectly nice old lady who supports death camps on the other, then yeah, you vote for the piece of shit with the Nazi tattoo.
Fucking hell. This bus fucking sucks.
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There's something wrong with Maine. Maybe it's too cold or something. Alaska is horrible, politically, too.
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