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appmanga

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1. He's done...

Reply to TheProle (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:18 PM

14 hrs ago

...there's just too much that he's had to deny, and this is a bombshell. The one thing I know is once Platner leaves this race, whomever replaces him better be ready to go rough and dirty because Susan Collins isn't going quietly or meekly.

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He's done... appmanga 14 hrs ago #1

I suspect he'll drop out Kaleva 14 hrs ago #2

Too bad for him that he's not a Republican Orrex 14 hrs ago #3

100 percent and complete unity among their voters in suppprt of him. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #5

It's easy to be singleminded. yardwork 14 hrs ago #11

It certainly is easy. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #16

Let's not give up on the Senate yet. yardwork 14 hrs ago #17

Seems to me... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #8

They were "concerned" and asked him to be straight with them about any more allegations... Blasphemer 14 hrs ago #13

He's cooked. Six more years of Captain Concerned. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #4

If he drops out, Mills can still run. CrimsonBight 14 hrs ago #9

Skeptical doesn't quite cover it. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #12

He's cooked. CrimsonBight 14 hrs ago #6

I see you recently joined du to help Mills. Emile 14 hrs ago #14

Give it a rest pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #18

Maybe just maybe him having run (& won) a state office would have been helpful. themaguffin 14 hrs ago #7

That's what... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #10

Yep, dude has so many red flags. This was completely predictable. themaguffin 13 hrs ago #19

It might have been helpful if the Democratic Primary voters felt that way Tom Rinaldo 14 hrs ago #15

He needs to go now. My creepy guy meter was at a 10 as soon as I heard/read about him. Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #20