The Platner allegations appear to be an astro-turf campaign from Republican activists...

[AStern]

with ties to the Heritage Foundation, Ladies for Kavanaugh , and Susan Collins per Jeet Heer.

No links at the moment.

[CanonRay]

1. Killing off our most promising candidates

is a Republican tradition going back to Gary Hart and John Dean. Even earlier. The Ratfucker Playbook.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

2. The "Canuck Letter"

Pubs were afraid of Muskie so they did their dirty work

[MadameButterfly]

7. That's the first thing I thought of

I'm a fan of McGovern but he just shouldn't have been the candidate. He won the nomination because the Ratfuckers destroyed the frontrunner. In those days, a man crying over a slanderous letter about his wife was enough to ruin a whole campaign.

Man, look how long we've been falling for their scams, double standards, and superficial complaints having no bearing on the issues that matter.

[LisaL]

8. If that is our most promising candidate, I wouldn't want to see a least promising one.

NT

[Wounded Bear]

11. Perhaps he's the "most promising candidate" IN THAT RACE...

All politics are local, after all.

[LSparkle]

19. Did you mean Howard Dean?

[CanonRay]

21. Yup, I am in the middle of moving an dead tired

[Emile]

3. The centrist lobbying group AIPAC has

has a big hand in it too.

[crud]

4. the media coverage is sickening

The apples to apples false equivalences.
The "does this negate the Dems campaigning on corruption?"
"Why is this a problem with both parties?"

If this were the reverse situation, faux propoganda would be blasting 24/7 the accuser as a Dem operative if they donated 10 bucks to Obama in 2008.

[hadEnuf]

5. This was obvious from the beginning.

n/t

[Akakoji]

6. Of course it is

[LisaL]

9. I personally think republican activists are waiting

until after the primary.

[EdmondDantes_]

10. Just so we're clear, 2 of the 3 women were Democrats

Is Jeet Heer's theory that Republicans are such devious masterminds that they planted these women ahead of time in case he ever ran for office? Or is Heet selling you a bullshit theory by only bringing up the one who was a Republican? One of those seems way more likely.

[Lancero]

13. As far as his defenders are concerned, they stopped being Democrats when they dared to speak up about domestic violence.

"It's politics!", "Why didn't they go to the cops!", "Why'd they wait so long!", "They're paid off!". All tried and true tactics that sexists use to attack women when they find the bravery to speak up about the abuse they suffer at the hands of men.

[Ziggy Beans]

15. What exactly did those women say about him?

[LisaL]

16. Basically, that he was a lousy cheating boyfriend, who

drank heavily.

[Boo1]

20. They went back in time

And made him get a nazi tattoo.

[FakeNoose]

12. Look for more "swift boating" incidents before this midterm election is over

I believe Rick Wilson....

Just sayin'

[Nanjeanne]

14. All you have to do is read Fifield's Twitter feed. It's frightening to see her retweeting Stephen Miller, a true Nazi.

Oh and since she lives in VA Spanberger gets a lot of hate. Example - did you know Virginia Democrat gubernatorial nominee Spanberger worked at Saudi school known for Hamas links, jihadi grads

Oh and trans people shouldnt be allowed guns because of mental illness. Just trans people mind you because they are mentally ill.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

17. Did the Heritage Foundation or Ladies for Kavanaugh tattoo him?

They really are insidious!

[Nanjeanne]

18. I feel much better knowing that Mark Judge has come to Fifield's defense. He's the Kavanaugh pal that was also accused

Link to tweet

?s=20

Only considerate that he did since she worked hard on discrediting their accuser.

[BlueHurricane]

22. I don't get why the NY times interviewed

Platner’s ex- girlfriends. Is that something that they normally do with most Senate candidates? For instance have we heard from Ken Paxton’s soon to be divorced on “biblical grounds” wife or mistresses to see what he was like?

[krawhitham]

23. Did Jeet Heer provide proof?

[PufPuf23]

24. Graham Platner's anti-Israel fixation in the Maine Senate race may be motivation too.

Graham Platner’s anti-Israel fixation in the Maine Senate race
Marc Rod; Jewish Insider; September 2, 2025

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is putting anti-AIPAC and anti-Israel messaging front-and-center in fundraising appeals he’s circulating on social media.

Platner is currently running a series of Facebook and Instagram advertisements soliciting donations for his campaign that highlight his opposition to AIPAC and accuse Israel of committing genocide. The pitches indicate that Platner is treating the issue as central to rallying support for his campaign.

“My opponent has already been endorsed by AIPAC — an endorsement I will never get. Because what is happening right now in Gaza is a genocide,” Platner says in one direct-to-camera video ad focused specifically on his opposition to AIPAC. “I need your help because we refuse to take money from AIPAC, and we refuse to take money from the billionaires who support it.”

Every one of the eight active ads that Platner is running on Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta’s political advertising library tool, includes a repudiation of AIPAC, and around half accuse Israel of genocide. In most of Platner’s other ads, that language comes alongside comments on a range of other issues.

More at: https://www.nrsc.org/uncategorized/jewish-insider-graham-platners-anti-israel-fixation-in-the-maine-senate-race-2025-09-03/