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pinkstarburst

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28. King is 78 years old

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:04 PM

13 hrs ago

and has no experience other than tweeting.

There are some good choices in the running who have experience.

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A poll from Maine since Platner dropped out... [View all] kentuck 17 hrs ago OP

Sounds like she should be concerned. Turbineguy 17 hrs ago #1

Maybe an extra furrow in her brow? erronis 15 hrs ago #16

Why should she be ? She is a multi-millioanaire with multi-millionaire friends. WorseDayEver 14 hrs ago #18

"concerned" is one of her favorite terms... kentuck 14 hrs ago #19

I think it is her only term. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #37

Concerned about keeping her seat and power Pototan 4 hrs ago #41

She's still going to rest in the same box as Lindsey, eventually. SalamanderSleeps 3 hrs ago #43

I love sarcasm 303squadron 13 hrs ago #27

Something we often forget re senate races Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #2

True.... when they actually show up to vote. groundloop 11 hrs ago #31

This is my concern. (In a real way, not in a Collins way.) Beartracks 9 hrs ago #33

Well, that is (potentially) some good news! Thanks, kentuck hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #3

How about Stephen King? He's been posting against Trump for years. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #4

He said politics were too scary for him. 😂 okaawhatever 16 hrs ago #10

Too bad. Ritabert 16 hrs ago #12

King is 78 years old pinkstarburst 13 hrs ago #28

I hope Maine can ride that wave to victory! yardwork 17 hrs ago #5

Dems ditched a candidate with baggage who had turned off some voters bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #6

though also, "generic" almost always polls better than any individual (n/t) thesquanderer 16 hrs ago #15

In other words Boo1 17 hrs ago #7

No. A Democrat with multiple accusations against him is polling 12 points below Gary 50 16 hrs ago #11

Slander ? Boo1 16 hrs ago #14

Here is your slander Soul_of_Wit 15 hrs ago #17

Really? Boo1 13 hrs ago #23

Was Graham Platner a DSA member or are you just making that up? mr715 14 hrs ago #21

His reddit posts said so Boo1 13 hrs ago #22

I just googled and couldn't find anything mr715 13 hrs ago #25

a distinction that matters greatly ? stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #34

Platner was not a DSA member and the Maine DSA did not explicitly endorse him Celerity 8 hrs ago #35

Platner was recruited to run by DSA members, and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. SunSeeker 3 hrs ago #42

that is not what was asked, nt Celerity 2 hrs ago #44

Yes it was. Platner was for all intents and purposes a DSA candidate. SunSeeker 1 hr ago #45

No, that was not the question asked by the other poster. Celerity 1 hr ago #46

The point is, Platner didn't need to be a "card carrying member of DSA" to be a DSA candidate. SunSeeker 17 min ago #47

ICE may have just sealed the deal lame54 16 hrs ago #8

And the Collins camp had spent $$$$ and WEEKS (Months?) of oppo reserach to go against Planter. NCDem47 16 hrs ago #9

Recommend!!!!!!!! sheshe2 16 hrs ago #13

Platner wasn't a great candidate Roxi 14 hrs ago #20

He was a disaster. A train wreck. Collins would have cleaned his clock! QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #24

I read that Jackson regularly outperformed RandySF 13 hrs ago #26

Scoop Jackson was a stellar Democrat, and a leader in the Senate FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #36

Or perhaps this is the explanation: Bluetus 13 hrs ago #29

She's on the Judiciary Committee... appmanga 12 hrs ago #30

Also, any Supreme Court vacancies... mr715 11 hrs ago #32

K&R spanone 7 hrs ago #38

The ICE murder doesn't help her either Cosmocat 7 hrs ago #39

After ICE murders one of Maine's residents, which Collins supports BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago #40