We've elected a PRESIDENT who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives---

[Jack Valentino]

as well as being a convicted felon, someone who lost a civil suit for sexual assault,
and rumored to be a pedophile....

so I REALLY could not give a SHIT that Platner *may have* sent sexual texts to adult women
while he was married.... this is penny-ante garbage even if it is true!

I'm DONE with the double-standard which Republicans, the media, and some Democrats
try to enforce that DEMOCRATS have to be PERFECT,
while all the ACTUAL SEX CRIMES committed by Republicans are IGNORED!

Fuck this noise. It's a matter for the voters of Maine to consider,
NOT for US Senators or anyone else who doesn't have a vote in Maine!

And frankly, I don't think most of the voters will give a tinker's damn about it,
with all of the other much more important issues facing us!


Also looks a little too "summer of 2024" to me!
Some Democratic US Senators meddled in THAT Presidential Election,
and where did it get us--- or some of them ???

(Senators Sherrod Brown and Jon Tester both asked President Biden to withdraw from the election...
in which they were up for re-election.
They got what they asked for, and they lost anyway.)

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Agree.

[Jack Valentino]

2. but *some people worry* about the 'Platner sex texts' story...

Fine, glad it came out now, instead of in October---


The memory of the average voter is the life-span of a GNAT.

[luv2fly]

3. Expect the anti-Platner folks anytime now...

Many of the same folks who claim any criticisms of Democrats are "depressing the vote."

🙄

[Skittles]

9. I don't consider myself "anti-Platner"

I am ANTI-CREEP.

[luv2fly]

10. In this instance at least...

Your "creep" is another person's husband. She's good with him, I'm willing to cut him some slack. YMMV.

[Skittles]

11. LOL

"alrighty then"

[Irish_Dem]

12. Yes if creeps are married it is all fine. Good point.

Boys will be boys.

[Quiet Em]

16. She wouldn't be in counceling if she was "good" with his cheating

Yeah, they are trying to work through this but that does not mean that she is OK with it.

[Boo1]

4. Don't see the logic

behind "Trump did all this terrible stuff and they elected him" and "Let's stop caring if our candidates are shitheads."

This isn't Republicans attacking him, it's a Democratic Primary and we have options.

[Skittles]

8. THANK YOU

I don't like seeing the bar lowered to accommodate creeps, not at ALL.

[Ziggy Beans]

14. I only care if they fight and work for what's best for the American people

As long as they don't hurt anyone I could care less what politicians do in their lives. Platner's wife is the only that should be concerned about this–and she's not

[Boo1]

19. If he'd lie to his wife

Why would you expect that he's not lying to you?

[niyad]

5. Funny how so many are talking about the sexting, but not ever

mentioning the rape apologist posts, or, if they do actually mention them, dismiss them with all kinds of excuses. We have rape survivors on this board. Exactly how do you thiink they are feeling these days, seeing his words so casually and flippantly dismissed?

[EdmondDantes_]

13. Those posts are far worse than the sexting

While gross in that he was allegedly in a committed relationship, that's still an issue between him and his wife. The posts blaming women for rape, using retarded as a slur, the tattoo, those are far more significant in terms of how I look at him in terms of a potential public servant.

[mcar]

17. The sexting is easier to excuse so they ignore the rape apologia

and many other examples of bigotry.

[Ziggy Beans]

24. What is going on?

I thought this site was for Democrats

[LisaL]

26. What is that supposed to mean?

[Ziggy Beans]

29. Uh, Platner is a Democrat

[LisaL]

32. And?

A democrat can do no wrong? Also, when did Platner even become a democrat? Considering he voted for Collins multiple times.

[mcar]

36. Is this a joke?

I realize you’re new but surely you’ve seen that slamming Democrats as weak, spineless, corporatists, blah blah goes on constantly here.

[Boo1]

20. Everything he does is dismissed

Very similar to how republicans treat Trump.

[LisaL]

22. Looks that way to me as well.

Some here even go as far as to suggest nothing he did before the campaign matters. Like he started living only when he started his run for Senate.
As for Trump, getting away with everything appears to be his very special talent. Regardless, as I would never vote for Trump, argument that because Trump gets away with everything, so should everyone else, doesn't hold water for me.

[Ziggy Beans]

23. It doesn't matter if it doesn't hurt anyone

The only thing that should matter to any of us is how he will govern

[LisaL]

25. It didn't hurt anyone?

What is his wife having therapy for?

[Ziggy Beans]

28. His wife said it's no big deal and they are fine, but I guess you're going to speak for her instead

[Boo1]

31. And Melonia is still married to Trump

I don't see how that means anything.

Same way massive red flags were ignored with Fetterman

[Ziggy Beans]

35. Have you actually ever listened to Platner?

Or is it all about optics to you?

And the Fetterman comment is just embarrassing

[mcar]

37. You think it's ok for him to blame women

for being raped?

[Tree Lady]

6. I keep reading Collins had affair

With her husband when he was marred with 3 kids and she was sick.

If that is true it's much worse.

[Ziggy Beans]

15. Yes. She was sleeping with a married man (current husband) who's wife was dying of cancer

Bad, but I'm more concerned with her being a Republican

[LisaL]

21. As far as I can tell this is all unverified gossip.

NT

[Billsdaughter]

7. Bill Clinton had his dick pleased in the oval

And I could care less. While he was having consensual sexual activities, the deficit was erased, the Dayton Accord was reached, the cost of living fell, wages rose, and all boats were raised.

Let's see how the folks in Maine feel about it next week.

[LisaL]

27. And Clinton's behavior caused a lot of problems for us.

Did it not? Al Gore, Hillary probably paid for Bill's behavior. As is it might have cost them the election. Even though they were not to blame.
I am afraid this guy is going to cost us.
Defending him might not be worth it.

[Quiet Em]

18. The Men Defending Graham Platner In All The Wrong Ways

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-men-defending-graham-platner-in-all-the-wrong-ways/

[sop]

30. Some Democratic voters can't put aside their personal morality issues, believing candidates should be pure

as the driven snow before they'll support them, no matter how disastrous the alternative will be. Republicans know this, and they consistently use Democrats' moral squeamishness to their advantage. It's not that we shouldn't care about Platner's failings as a man, it's that we urgently need to regain control of the Senate in order to effect change. Trump can do so much more damage over the next 31 months, we need to stop him. I'm tired of all this purity shit.

[LisaL]

33. It seems like we would have a much easier time

regaining the Senate if our candidate didn't have all these issues before he was even nominated.
But maybe it's just me.

[sop]

34. In a perfect world we would nominate saints.

I'm just tired of losing.