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135. Yes, that sticks out as much as the white male billionaire

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running for governor in California that is being endorsed now. Billionaires are okay after all.

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"You're being lied to about Graham Platner" [View all] mainer May 1 OP

Platner knows the truth about the robber barons and Wall Street. This is why the POB will oppose PatrickforB May 1 #1

What does POB mean? ShazzieB May 1 #15

I think they meant the PTB, ie (the) Powers That Be Celerity May 1 #16

Okay, that makes sense! ShazzieB May 1 #36

Jon Stewart with Graham Platner - 1 1/2 hr person to person interview. magicarpet May 1 #55

That interview really impressed me. ShazzieB Saturday #72

Why Platner NOW.....? magicarpet Saturday #87

Let's make them the TPTSNB "The powers that should never be." GreenWave May 1 #41

LOL, I'm sorry! That is me being full of you-know-what. I meant powers that be. As in PatrickforB May 1 #23

Thanks! ShazzieB May 1 #38

All these random and often obscure acronyms PatSeg Sunday #147

Also the nazi tattoo thing is misleading SSJVegeta May 1 #2

Do they also know that millions of Americans have had tattoos removed TheProle May 1 #5

He's had it covered with a new tattoo. Fiendish Thingy May 1 #7

Thanks for the correction, FT TheProle May 1 #8

Only when it became an election liability wackadoo wabbit May 1 #63

And Maine voters seem perfectly happy to elect him as the Democratic nominee. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 1 #64

70 million Americans voted for Trump, not sure how happily. displacedvermoter Saturday #78

People who served in the Marines knew in 2007 that a totenkopf was an unacceptable tattoo. Platner himself would have WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #12

Also unauthorized in the NG RetiredParatrooper May 1 #14

Interesting, I was under the impression he had shopped around NG units until he found someone to write a very generous WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #28

Do you know what this is? RetiredParatrooper May 1 #51

It does track. ShazzieB May 1 #35

If he had the SS runes, it would be a different matter RetiredParatrooper May 1 #49

Not really. No. Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one. SSJVegeta May 1 #17

"Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one." Are there interviews with people he's served with? WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #30

There are plenty enough probably on this site (not necessarily from his unit) but SSJVegeta May 1 #34

Oh I didn't mean culture-wise. I'm very familiar with that. I just meant is there was anyone who could vouch for him as WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #39

Yeah in that case you are right. Nobody has publicly come out and endorsed him who served in his unit (AFAIK). SSJVegeta May 1 #46

Shoot, Eko May 1 #62

Probably a nazi unfit for office and will never learn SSJVegeta Saturday #69

Many years ago in my late 30's I went Tree Lady May 1 #37

They have a very "work hard play hard" culture -especially the 3/8ths (3rd battallion 8th Marines)) SSJVegeta May 1 #42

Your making me think of lecture Tree Lady May 1 #45

Regiment RetiredParatrooper Saturday #131

And if the reports that he referred to it as "my totenkopf" is true? EdmondDantes_ May 1 #48

Yes. SSJVegeta May 1 #50

Ah yes the ever funny "I'm a nazi" joke EdmondDantes_ Saturday #73

Yes. Totally. I guess it is better to let the GOP control the senate SSJVegeta Saturday #83

Sorry, some principles go above party id EdmondDantes_ Saturday #89

That's Politico for you. AloeVera May 1 #61

AloeVera you are always quite sharp mr715 Saturday #93

Very kind of you. Thank you. I think I'm just naturally suspicious lol! AloeVera Saturday #130

No. nt Cha Sunday #136

My first duty station was at Montford Point, Camp Lejeune. Dyedinthewoolliberal Saturday #70

Anybody's better than "Concerned" Collins Ritabert May 1 #3

To put it frankly, yes. SSJVegeta May 1 #9

She needs to be voted out. Pathetic. Ritabert May 1 #10

And despite the many complaints, Fetterman's a lot better than having Mehmet Oz in the Senate. sop May 1 #21

Not much, but yes, he is. n/t PatrickforB May 1 #24

From 'Progressive Punch': sop May 1 #32

I have a feeling he's worried because his wife was an undocumented migrant from Brazil Ritabert May 1 #44

His brain is pudding. mr715 Saturday #115

It sure seems like it. Ritabert Saturday #121

Angus King is not a Democrat he is an Independent. sheshe2 Saturday #99

This is a question I've had for a while. mr715 Saturday #114

Here is a chart you might find helpful. sheshe2 Saturday #116

But what of votes for leadership? mr715 Saturday #117

You are welcome. sheshe2 Saturday #118

Dan Osborne mr715 Saturday #119

I really didn't know anything about the man sheshe2 Saturday #122

Yet he is preferable to the alternative. mr715 Saturday #123

I will take your word for it as I don't know anything about him. sheshe2 Saturday #126

Thanks, she... I may need this in the future. Cha Sunday #137

Lapucelle posted the link to me. sheshe2 Sunday #144

And Platner is better than Fetterman still SSJVegeta May 1 #52

It's funny how they pick and choose who to apply their strict litmus tests to. W_HAMILTON May 1 #4

Like The People, he's flawed, imperfect, passionate. Liberal elites "vilify" The People, "crass and offensive." betsuni May 1 #11

like misogyny Skittles May 1 #59

Yes, that sticks out as much as the white male billionaire Nixie Sunday #135

Hilarious. Yeah, that went right Cha Sunday #138

Thanks for bringing facts and reason to the discussion. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 1 #6

It's funny how the ones always screaming Purity Test Emile May 1 #56

Emile... they don't care about purity tests. mr715 Saturday #97

Platner's not perfect, but there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. He is however, a strong candidate to oppose Fil1957 May 1 #13

Shockingly, MorbidButterflyTat May 1 #18

Nothing about his comment about Blacks being bad tippers, either. He was 29 years old at the time... QueerDuck May 1 #22

This is an insightful and important comment to consider. SSJVegeta May 1 #54

Comments from social media forwarded to me excuse those revolting comments niyad May 1 #26

or how he laughs at those who call him a liberal. mercuryblues May 1 #43

of course not Skittles May 1 #58

Branko thinks he can gaslight people on Graham Platner Quiet Em May 1 #60

Agree - but that said, it is time accept that he is the Dem nominee RandomNumbers Saturday #71

I understand or accept that Platner is likely to be the Democratic nominee, he isn't yet, but he is likely Quiet Em Saturday #75

You don't have to accept or ignore ... but I would ask RandomNumbers Saturday #76

I absolutely understand the importance of flipping this Maine Senate seat blue Quiet Em Saturday #79

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #81

Platner is the strong favorite, with one poll showing him leading with 46% support compared to 4% for Costello Emile Saturday #82

Wait-a-sec... mr715 Saturday #94

Is this your understanding of what I wrote? Quiet Em Saturday #100

No, we should not. mr715 Saturday #101

How many times do I have to say that I agree he is the likely nominee? Quiet Em Saturday #104

You are not the person I am taking issue with. mr715 Saturday #105

there is another possibility here. nt msongs May 1 #19

Jacobin. QueerDuck May 1 #20

Oh, No wonder... I didn't notice it Cha Sunday #139

Just got an email from Bernie Sanders. "How did Graham win?" usonian May 1 #25

There's always someone crafting their edges bucolic_frolic May 1 #27

Jacobin helped get Trump elected in 2016. johnp3907 May 1 #29

I don't want swong19104 May 1 #31

Things are very seldom black/white good/bad. People need to be taken as a whole. Martin Eden May 1 #33

Everyone needs to remain vigilant about Politicub May 1 #40

The "VoteBlue no matter who" crowd certainly seems upset by him nt Rob H. May 1 #47

Hmmm. I wonder if the Totenkopf tattoo has anything to do with it. Or the misogynistic comments, or the ... QueerDuck May 1 #53

The Five Stages of Graham Sympthsical Saturday #65

I mean my acceptance started at the passive aggressive and quickly morphed into full fledged support SSJVegeta Saturday #66

It's kind of interesting to think about Sympthsical Saturday #67

Well said! SSJVegeta Saturday #68

The Real Five Stages of Platner MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #80

If I got a tattoo and didn't know what it meant or what it depicted SidneyR Saturday #84

Stage 6: Inauguration. mr715 Saturday #92

Do you care more about that than health care for the poor and dying? Sympthsical Saturday #95

But but but purity tests. mr715 Saturday #96

It's faux purity Sympthsical Saturday #106

See that is the thing... mr715 Saturday #112

Can I get an amen up in here Sympthsical Saturday #129

Thank you. mr715 Saturday #132

Even his comments on Jen Psaki's show miss the point. Nixie Sunday #134

Brava. Nixie.. Mic Drop! Cha Sunday #142

Precisely! Thank you... Cha Sunday #140

And condescendingly told we're being lied to when we see a person's own words and actions for ourselves. betsuni Sunday #141

"My purity test is no purity tests!!" mr715 Saturday #86

I'll agree his views "don't fit in a box" Skittles May 1 #57

There is an unfortunate strain of misogyny Skittles jfz9580m Saturday #124

don't even get me started on BS Skittles Saturday #125

What about ass kicking lessons??? jfz9580m Saturday #127

Has he ever explained why he voted for Susan Collins? Nixie Saturday #74

Give it up. mr715 Saturday #90

It was posted somewhere here. He thought she was a 'moderate'. RandomNumbers Saturday #102

Welcome to Maine ThreeNoSeep Saturday #103

Ayah. eShirl Saturday #111

Then why does he seem to run more against Democrats than Nixie Sunday #133

maybe watch more than one clip of him eShirl Sunday #143

So the words are not consistent from him? Nixie Sunday #145

I'm beginning to think some people would prefer conservative Susan over Platner. We have Emile Saturday #77

Having Fetterman (D) in the Senate is actually better than having Dr. Oz thought crime Saturday #85

Yes. mr715 Saturday #88

Simultaneity Quanto Magnus Saturday #91

Got an email from Senator Wyden yesterday asking me to consider contributing to Platner. Good enough for me. Wyden's KPN Saturday #98

So somehow I've been out of the loop with this entire topic ecstatic Saturday #107

Thanks for this. nt LAS14 Saturday #109

You don't gotta like it, but Platner is the Dem nominee duckworth969 Saturday #108

If he were to lose... mr715 Saturday #113

Wait a young Marine doing something really stupid when they were drunk? gay texan Saturday #110

He has a quote indicating he takes climate change seriously jfz9580m Saturday #120

I love Cory Booker JustAnotherGen Saturday #128

I've been skeptical of Platner Happy Hoosier Sunday #146

As a Mainer, I personally know people here who've vetted him mainer Sunday #148