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leftstreet

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5. 50+ town halls and meet-ups

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 02:18 PM

11 hrs ago

The entire population of Maine is about the same as the city of San Antonio TX

If he keeps this up, he'll have met every voter in the state!

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In Maine, Many Older Women Prefer Graham Platner for Senate + Janet Mills Attack Ad Against Graham Platner Backfires [View all] Celerity 12 hrs ago OP

The pearl clutching concerned Faux pas 11 hrs ago #1

I'm getting a "Kirsten Gillibrand" vibe with Mills wolfie001 11 hrs ago #3

Both of the men in question have years of bad behavior towards women EdmondDantes_ 9 hrs ago #9

Mills also came in and cleaned up after that creep man that was Governor JI7 8 hrs ago #19

Yes. Le Page. May it forever be turned. yorkster 6 hrs ago #43

Interesting primary wolfie001 11 hrs ago #2

The whole call was the governor bitching people out questionseverything 11 hrs ago #4

50+ town halls and meet-ups leftstreet 11 hrs ago #5

Thanks for all the data! Nt Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #6

Seems very canned. David__77 10 hrs ago #7

Weĺp. If he wins I hope he doesnt suck. SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #8

My response to another ccomment to the aticle in the comments section Bumbles 9 hrs ago #10

Still... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #11

Worse than shady. Brenda 8 hrs ago #12

Old Lady still has more going on... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #14

I hear ya! Brenda 8 hrs ago #15

So far... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #21

Strimling: Why Gov. Mills is losing support among Democrats Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #51

Old lady is better than asshole any day in my book RandomNumbers 6 hrs ago #42

If your daughter or granddaughter dragged this home... PeaceWave 8 hrs ago #13

"Put a damn shirt on!" eShirl 8 hrs ago #16

No respect for women. No respect for minorities. No respect for his own body. But... PeaceWave 8 hrs ago #20

Janet Mills is 78. Susan Collins 73. Blaukraut 8 hrs ago #17

I've seen Collins, don't know her DFW 7 hrs ago #27

He is the face of the progressive movement JI7 8 hrs ago #18

Shirtless, in his undies, with a Nazi tattoo...That's one hell of a "face of the movement" PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #23

My deepest sympathies for the progressive movement DFW 7 hrs ago #24

Says who? Intractable 7 hrs ago #25

Bernie Sanders and others that take up that label JI7 7 hrs ago #26

That doesn't make him the "face." That's on you. Intractable 7 hrs ago #28

I don't need to speak for others. I'm just saying what they are saying JI7 7 hrs ago #31

Is Platner the "face of the movement" or more like the "torso of the movement?" PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #34

Who is saying he is the "face"? Only you. Intractable 7 hrs ago #35

Sanders went as far as to tell Mills not to even run against Platner JI7 7 hrs ago #36

Who is saying he is "the face"? Only you. Intractable 7 hrs ago #37

So Platner is the "new" face of the progressive movement? PeaceWave 6 hrs ago #41

Or how important Bernie is to himself. yorkster 6 hrs ago #45

This comment is nonsense. Intractable 24 min ago #56

Like a friend of mine in Geneva once said DFW 7 hrs ago #30

I respect Bernie MustLoveBeagles 2 hrs ago #50

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyGrinder 7 hrs ago #29

....... Nixie 6 hrs ago #39

Janus maybe? Not sold. yorkster 6 hrs ago #44

That "Grandmas for Graham" pic MorbidButterflyTat 8 hrs ago #22

Like the earlier �Dems in Disarray� DFW 7 hrs ago #32

Why can't Maine Dems ever find a solid, effective Democrat with no baggage to run against Collins? FascismIsDeath 7 hrs ago #33

No, Mills is unfortunately flawed on multiple other issues, all besides the age issue. Celerity 7 hrs ago #38

Mills has won quite a few statewide elections in Maine... at least 4 by my count. FascismIsDeath 6 hrs ago #46

I knew about Platner's Nazi tattoo but not about his "flirtations with Nazis." PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #47

The tattoo is the flirtation and I don't believe him when he says he didn't know what it meant. FascismIsDeath 4 hrs ago #48

I find it disturbing that young people think being old is more worrisome than being a Nazi. PeaceWave 3 hrs ago #49

Its definitely a problem. I think we are getting too far removed from WW2. FascismIsDeath 2 hrs ago #52

What a clusterfuck. n/t demmiblue 6 hrs ago #40

I'll be voting in this contest OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #53

I'm way over on the other coast, but Fetterman was one of my adopted candidates, and I don't want another Fetterman. NBachers 2 hrs ago #54

Exactly my concern. Will see how it plays out. Mills will get my vote, most likely. OAITW r.2.0 1 hr ago #55