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Fiendish Thingy

(23,323 posts)
6. Your criteria don't change reality
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:34 AM
Nov 2025

Why? Platner has shown himself to be unfit. Mills will be 79, raising the real risk of her not serving out her term.

In addition, she is pro-filibuster, and if America is to recover from the damage of the Trump era and restore democracy, the filibuster must die and the court must be expanded. Why should Maine elect someone who will enable the obstruction of critical legislation needed to protect the freedoms eroded during the Trump era?

I ask again, why would we elect someone who would perpetuate politics-as-usual?

How? People get recruited all the time to run for office - Mills was recruited for this senate run.

Who? It’s eight months until the primary, six months until candidate filing deadline, plenty of time to find a suitable candidate better the Platner or Mills.

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