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Grim Chieftain

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97. So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard?

Sun May 31, 2026, 05:02 PM

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We should get in the trough with Republicans? I recall a great Democrat who said "When they go low, we go high." I stand with her.

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a Sunday OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny Sunday #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 Sunday #21

THIS orangecrush Sunday #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 Sunday #51

It's an old story. marble falls Sunday #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad Sunday #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical Sunday #4

+3 Emile Sunday #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em Sunday #8

Honest question Sympthsical Sunday #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em Sunday #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL Sunday #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman Sunday #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 Sunday #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ Sunday #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical Sunday #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn Sunday #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL Sunday #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em Sunday #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn Sunday #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em Sunday #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn Sunday #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em Sunday #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn Sunday #33

how is she wrong? Skittles Sunday #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em Sunday #109

ahh, OK Skittles Sunday #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha Yesterday #124

He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 Sunday #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em Sunday #90

I hate that I really don't care about him sexting someone not his wife. Once upon a time I think I would have. But Scrivener7 Sunday #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad Sunday #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn Sunday #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 Sunday #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie Sunday #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em Sunday #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn Sunday #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em Sunday #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything Sunday #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 Sunday #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em Sunday #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything Sunday #75

At this point, that's moot. They didn't find someone better. And this guy is way ahead in the primary polling. Scrivener7 Sunday #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji Yesterday #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha Yesterday #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper Sunday #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN Sunday #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork Sunday #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical Sunday #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 Sunday #63

to be fair Skittles Sunday #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 Sunday #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn Sunday #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 Sunday #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 Sunday #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 Sunday #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 Sunday #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 Sunday #82

DURec leftstreet Sunday #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp Sunday #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight Sunday #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL Sunday #11

Ugh wolfie001 Sunday #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 Sunday #89

..... wolfie001 Sunday #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 Sunday #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn Sunday #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 Sunday #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 Yesterday #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo Yesterday #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 Yesterday #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn Sunday #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush Sunday #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider Sunday #77

So we won't marry him. He doesn't seem to be very good at marriage. But he's polling ahead of Collins. Scrivener7 Sunday #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain Sunday #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush Sunday #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain Sunday #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush Sunday #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain Sunday #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush Sunday #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See Sunday #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC Sunday #96

You show them Renew Deal Sunday #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 Sunday #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sunday #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz Sunday #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 Sunday #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk Sunday #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush Sunday #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk Sunday #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush Sunday #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool Sunday #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool Sunday #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn Sunday #45

That's not the problem. yardwork Sunday #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 Sunday #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx Sunday #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman Sunday #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork Sunday #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything Sunday #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf Sunday #55

In a way, we do. ananda Sunday #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf Sunday #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda Sunday #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs Sunday #61

that's very true samsingh Sunday #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem Sunday #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch Sunday #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything Sunday #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles Sunday #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan Sunday #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles Sunday #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF Sunday #81

100% Blue Full Moon Sunday #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka Sunday #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Sunday #115

ah, OK Skittles Sunday #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera Sunday #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles Sunday #114

... AloeVera Sunday #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex Sunday #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 Sunday #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld Yesterday #122

Hey! LuvLoogie Yesterday #126

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Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni Yesterday #129