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142. Don't forget "Black people don't tip"

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Chasstev365 May 30 OP

There were many red flags but we chose to ignore them. Pisces May 30 #1

Not all of us. ananda May 30 #41

WE?? Skittles May 30 #90

"We" The proverbial Democrats. We supported this guy ala Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Pisces May 30 #100

yeah well, again.... Skittles May 30 #110

!!! sheshe2 Sunday #126

You can't blame the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad DNC for this guy. W_HAMILTON Sunday #132

Yes, he's supported by the Progressive Establishment. betsuni Sunday #145

Who are, I hear, anti-establishment. QueerDuck Sunday #173

Wow, at least 5 stories on this in the first 20. dem4decades May 30 #2

I didn't care for either candidate JBTaurus83 May 30 #3

Agreed -misanthroptimist May 30 #33

Jeez! surfered May 30 #4

The latest reported problem is only one of many. niyad May 30 #5

Ah yes, thanks Rawstory for providing, what is it? What exactly? mr715 May 30 #6

NYT and WSJ. You could read about it. mcar May 30 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author mr715 May 30 #19

Whatever. mcar May 30 #20

I went a little overboard. mr715 May 30 #21

Multiple news outlets. Google it. surfered May 30 #58

My reflex is to make fun of rawstory mr715 May 30 #61

I understand. In this case, it's not just Raw Story . It's everybody surfered May 30 #65

What's that Rachel Maddow saying? W_HAMILTON Sunday #135

I prefer John Fetterman to Susan Collins mr715 Sunday #136

And I'd prefer a strong Democrat with a proven track record who we can reliably count on over all 3. W_HAMILTON Sunday #143

People in hell want ice water. mr715 Sunday #146

Is that what you call voting for a strong Democrat that has actually walked the walk and not just talked the talk? W_HAMILTON Sunday #149

David Costello is on the ballot for the June 9th primary. MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #155

Im glad his wife and he did the work they needed to do to keep their marriage strong. Nanjeanne May 30 #7

For the record, as a Graham Platner skeptic mr715 May 30 #8

What happened to freedom of expression DaBronx May 30 #104

The primary is soon. mr715 May 30 #108

And here's some more: mr715 May 30 #9

but Raw Story! Cirsium May 30 #23

But Susan Collins! mr715 May 30 #24

Here's another difference between Democrats and Republicans: Republicans wouldn't care. surfered May 30 #10

But the corporate media will make this an issue! Chasstev365 May 30 #12

Just to be clear, I did not mean we shouldn't care. surfered May 30 #16

Sorry to butt in mr715 May 30 #43

It demonstrates poor judgement. Not only on moral grounds, but expecting so many instances of it not to eventually come surfered May 30 #51

I mean, what the hell do we know? mr715 May 30 #54

😁🙏 surfered May 30 #56

When Trump was running the first time oberle Sunday #175

I don't know.. whathehell May 30 #47

I know, too. We wanted so much to control the senate surfered May 30 #68

Yes, and we may still do that whathehell May 30 #86

👍 surfered May 30 #87

You betcha! whathehell May 30 #89

Consider Abbot in TX. Igel Sunday #123

Bring back Governor Mils LetMyPeopleVote May 30 #11

She had her opportunity to do opposition research. mr715 May 30 #13

Seriously? MorbidButterflyTat May 30 #98

Nope, not enough. mr715 May 30 #102

Has to be somebody else's fault. Panic as conspiracy is cobbled together. betsuni May 30 #114

Useless comment. It's Platner or Collins. Intractable Sunday #170

Don't forget "Black people don't tip" MichMan Sunday #142

I had forgotten it MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #156

Not being a Mainer, I don't know the story behind her not being the heir to this seat... Mark.b2 May 30 #52

She is still on the primary ballot. nt sheshe2 Sunday #129

Just makes me despise senator Collins even more!! aeromanKC May 30 #14

Who made this public, an aide working for Platner's campaign doing oppo research on their own candidate? sop May 30 #15

I wonder if that Platner aide MorbidButterflyTat May 30 #82

That was my question on an earlier Cha Sunday #138

Many of us have been warning about him. nt mcar May 30 #17

Of course! MorbidButterflyTat May 30 #94

He's going to be another Fetterman JustAnotherGen May 30 #105

That should make centrists happy. Emile Sunday #169

The midterm results will be positive either way gulliver May 30 #22

We don't have that type of time JBTaurus83 May 30 #25

If it gets too obvious he's going to lose... gulliver May 30 #29

He's ahead by 9 points. mr715 May 30 #31

If something like that were to come out JBTaurus83 May 30 #40

He is not the official nominee. The ME primary election is June 9. N/T lapucelle May 30 #95

Which Democratic strategist was that? sheshe2 Sunday #130

No -- We only win the Senate with Graham Platner. mr715 May 30 #26

Correct JBTaurus83 May 30 #27

If Graham Platner is losing in Maine mr715 May 30 #28

Let's see if there's unrecoverable damage gulliver May 30 #32

To the reality of winning? mr715 May 30 #34

Could be worse SSJVegeta May 30 #30

I was a Mills supporter but that's water under the bridge MustLoveBeagles May 30 #103

Truth is, nobody's perfect. SSJVegeta Sunday #144

This is true MustLoveBeagles Sunday #150

And his nazi tattoo and his inappropriate texts, and his comments supporting violence in politics SSJVegeta Sunday #159

Bottom line, Trump has to be put in check. Too oasis May 30 #35

This MustLoveBeagles May 30 #106

Meh fujiyamasan May 30 #36

again... B.See May 30 #37

Another anti Planter post chelsea0011 May 30 #38

Correct MustLoveBeagles May 30 #107

"We did the hard work that marriage requires...." mzmolly May 30 #39

I need you to know MzMolly, I really like you and your opinions. mr715 May 30 #45

Don't count on Mills for having done any oppo research WSHazel May 30 #42

Talarico and Platner should switch races. sop May 30 #44

Switch wives. Make it a reality TV show. mr715 May 30 #46

I don't waste time on candidates who lie or hide facts to get nominated. delisen May 30 #48

Ossoff is a dynamo mr715 May 30 #50

On that we agree. yorkster Sunday #124

I'd love to see that, but Jon isn't thinking anywhere near that DFW Sunday #160

He's going to walk away with it. mr715 Sunday #162

He will NOT have an easy race, and he knows it DFW Sunday #174

We shouldn't accept the claim that Platner was "sexting" anyone without seeing the texts. He's controversial... demmiblue May 30 #49

You are accusing a Democrat of being a white nationalist. mr715 May 30 #53

It's humor and it's funny Quiet Em May 30 #59

I guess mr715 May 30 #62

No fan of Platner, but could he do a Bill Clinton 1992 primary talk karynnj May 30 #55

Who cares about his sex life? mr715 May 30 #57

We don't know yet if voters in Maine care, this just came out karynnj May 30 #63

If you are comparing Clinton to Platner mr715 May 30 #64

Do you remember the 1992 primaries? karynnj May 30 #66

I was pretty young. mr715 May 30 #67

I hate to admit I was already 42. karynnj May 30 #69

So you are around my parents age... mr715 May 30 #70

I liked Brown, Tsongus and Harkin karynnj May 30 #72

is that the bar we want to set? Skittles May 30 #91

Respectfully, it is a low bar. mr715 May 30 #92

we don't have to lower ourselves to it either Skittles May 30 #111

I prefer to leave Maine elections to voters in Maine. I would love to hear the thoughts of Mainers. walkingman May 30 #60

I was always told to Vote Blue No Matter Who AZProgressive May 30 #71

But David Costello, a 65-year-old Brunswick Democrat Sewa May 30 #73

Why leak this now? Who benefits? AloeVera May 30 #74

Wait a sec... purity tests? mr715 May 30 #76

Think of it as the Literal Purity Test. AloeVera May 30 #79

Oh I get it, so as long as kneel on enough glass mr715 May 30 #81

Why yes! But actually... AloeVera May 30 #83

Gonna level with ya -- I still think Platner is gonna win. mr715 May 30 #84

I do too. AloeVera May 30 #85

"Purity being derived from puritanical." Actually "puritanical" is derived from "purity" (or purify). sop Sunday #177

We don't know who leaked it. Quiet Em May 30 #88

Do you really think Collins' team doesn't have tons of oppo on him? mcar May 30 #96

Well, let's help her out then! AloeVera May 30 #97

Oh, so we hide all his red flags? mcar May 30 #101

Janet Mills suspended her campaign. mr715 May 30 #109

Interesting. sheshe2 Sunday #151

Felonious adulterer and neo-Nazi supporter Paxton is going to shame Platner? AloeVera May 30 #113

What are his strategies for all those grand plans? MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #154

Populist promises have no strategies. betsuni Sunday #166

Well. That clinches it. I will never date or marry Graham Platner. Scrivener7 May 30 #75

Why not? mr715 May 30 #77

I wouldn't date or marry him before this came out. He's kind of a pig. But I'd vote for him if I lived in Maine. Scrivener7 May 30 #78

That is the same thinking that got us.............................. sheshe2 Sunday #137

You prefer Collins? Scrivener7 Sunday #172

He is? MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #158

You're seeing another Dem shooting up in the polls? Scrivener7 Sunday #171

he gives me the creeps Skittles May 30 #93

Winner! AloeVera May 30 #80

We have a 3-time adulterer in the White House and sexual assaulter videohead5 May 30 #99

That's why I'm going to hold off until November before calling Platner a mistake. BannonsLiver May 30 #112

Read the rest. A Nazi tattoo, among other things. ColoringFool Sunday #148

It doesn't matter whether we think all this is disqualifiying or not. DemocratSinceBirth May 30 #115

The primary is June 9th and David Costello yorkster Sunday #133

We're Democrats. We can overlook just about anything. Seeking Serenity May 30 #116

We don't know details other than "sexting" TVguyCards May 30 #117

Seems like an issue between der Austerfuhrer and his wife hardluck May 30 #118

Unacceptable, please reconsider. mr715 May 30 #119

Hard disagree Music Man May 30 #120

the real question Skittles Sunday #122

That's a good question Renew Deal Sunday #128

yup Skittles Sunday #131

His wife summed it up well luv2fly May 30 #121

So I guess they won't be using any negative ads or negative stories against Collins if Platner wins the primary? MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #161

His wife defends him. Easterncedar Sunday #125

I don't think we made a mistake. We knew all this stuff. oldmanlynn Sunday #127

Is Mills still on the ballot? RandySF Sunday #134

yes Quiet Em Sunday #139

Yes. The three Dems are Mills, David Costello, yorkster Sunday #141

Once again another epic fail like the idiot in Pa. Historic NY Sunday #140

Just GD Swell. 😡😠🤬 And It's More Than Steamy Texts. ColoringFool Sunday #147

I don't get why Platner gets a pass after what transpired with Eric Swallwell jmbar2 Sunday #152

Because there is a difference between infidelity and rape. mr715 Sunday #153

It is unbelievable people are making that comparison Sympthsical Sunday #167

Oh geez, as a Maine voter I will probably now have to vote for Sue Collins. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #157

This explains all the shirtless and posing pictures and Nixie Sunday #163

Collins? Stable? mr715 Sunday #164

I see references to Anthony Weiner and hope there are only oysters, no sausages. betsuni Sunday #168

I've been at weddings where drunken, overweight buffoons were guests, lapucelle Sunday #178

Many liberals preferred the Nazi Tattoo over the women's rights/LGBTQ+ progressive Pris Sunday #165

You need to learn how to spell his name. Emile Sunday #176