Carville: Susan Collins Must Be Defeated

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9. I don't understand why legit Dems who have concerns about one candidate

don't post instead about the excellence of their preferred candidate.

Especially in a ranked choice voting state.

There are other choices. Yes, Platner is better than Collins, but that's not the decision in Tuesday's primary.

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine,_2026

Maybe if more Democratic ink had been spilled on how Costello or Andrea LaFlamme or even Janet Mills are BETTER than Platner and should be ranked 1st or 2nd, one of those has a better chance of winning the instant run-off. For Mills, since she is known and opinions are fairly set on the KNOWN aspects of her candidacy, instead of tearing Platner down her campaign should have been highlighting her lesser known strengths and achievements. La Flamme is unlikely to win in any scenario, but a substantial number of first place votes might get some notice of her policy positions and strengths.

In short, I want to hear why I should vote FOR someone, not fear mongering that we can't select one of the candidates because he'll turn out to be a Fetterman.

n.b. I don't live in Maine and so don't get a vote. I am just puzzled why DU members are so into the negative campaigning instead of lifting up the other candidates. Is it possible that the others are WORSE? Well then I guess the only litmus test is will the D nominee support a Democrat for Senate Majority Leader; and vow to have better primary choices next time.