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mahina

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25. Iʻm excited by David Costello
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:04 PM
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David Costello (D)

David, whose family was not well-off and who, like many in Maine, began work early and worked his way through the University of Maine, George Washington University, and the London School of Economics. And who served for more than 30 years in senior-level government and non-government positions, both in the United States, including in Maine, and abroad – implementing and managing; not simply legislating or talking about complex multi-million-dollar programs and operations.

Programs and operations that included working closely with U.S. Army, the United Nations, and foreign aid organizations overseas – and various state and local government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations in Maine, Maryland, and elsewhere.

Programs and operations that resulted in: elections, campaign finance, and motor vehicle safety reforms in Maine; improved public schools and expanded assistance to children, youth and families at risk in Baltimore; the implementation of ambitious job creation, education, healthcare, crime eduction, and environmental protection programs in Maryland; and the completion of more than 4,000 peace and community building projects in conflict-torn Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

The contrasts between Senator Collins’s and David’s backgrounds and public service records couldn’t be starker, and the decision regarding whom to support in 2026 should be an easy one.



https://www.costelloforsenate.com/

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Deja vue all over again al bupp Friday #1
Take some old school Rove tactics... Blue Owl Friday #2
You nailed it. pat_k Friday #5
The GOP pays pros big money for this orangecrush Friday #3
Tragically, too many media outlets are delighted to jump into a mob as it forms... pat_k Friday #8
Journalism died in 2016 dave99 Friday #14
a certain someone onethatcares Yesterday #48
very few, if any, fighters left in media dave99 Yesterday #49
And we've got to treasure and promote each one!! pat_k Yesterday #57
Remember who owns the media outlets orangecrush Friday #17
yep. it's all about 'the baddies' stopdiggin Friday #4
Who said "nothing to do with Platner?" pat_k Friday #6
And it doesn't make it right when one is supporting an adjudicated rapist, a fraudster and a credibly alleged pedophile. MLWR Friday #11
they're treating him so unfairly .. ! stopdiggin Friday #12
I see the hallmarks of a smear. YMMV pat_k Friday #16
Maybe, I donʻt know but David Costello is better qualified regardless. mahina Friday #26
Good case. We'll know who the nominee ends up being soon enough. pat_k Friday #28
P.S. I know you meant Costello, but you might correct the title. pat_k Friday #29
Thank you mahina Friday #31
2 funny, you couldn't remember his name questionseverything Yesterday #51
Thatʻs a shame mahina Yesterday #53
I think Platner is a wolf in wolfʻs clothing and Mainers are being deceived. mahina Yesterday #55
Do you not understand how binary choices work? paleotn Friday #18
creepy Collins, asshat DoBW Friday #23
not at all what I said stopdiggin Friday #30
Irrelevant. Mills is out. There are two choices. Two. Period. paleotn Yesterday #54
Iʻm excited by David Costello mahina Friday #25
yep, we're prodded to not vote. ExtraGriz Friday #7
Classic counter-resistance stuff. Demonize, demoralize. pat_k Friday #15
Exactly how this works. paleotn Friday #19
I LOVE Jane Mayer ... she is an awesome writer! FakeNoose Friday #9
"The Memo" in 2006 sent her to the top of my list of journalists to track. pat_k Friday #33
The next things they will do... Don1 Friday #10
I fear you are probably right. pat_k Friday #36
People are taught to assume that where there's smoke there's fire. Or also... Beartracks Friday #13
We are pretty flawed creatures. pat_k Yesterday #56
Where's the oppo research on Collins? dlk Friday #20
Recommended! H2O Man Friday #21
Much appreciated! pat_k Yesterday #42
please tell me you are not comparing Franken and Platner Skittles Friday #22
I'm noting hallmarks of an orchestrated smear. No more. No less. pat_k Friday #40
alrighty then Skittles Yesterday #43
I do not know but more focus should be on David Costello mahina Friday #24
As I noted above, you make a good case. pat_k Friday #39
Thank you mahina Yesterday #41
"Cue the pitchforks and torches." JoseBalow Friday #27
I recently watched Young Frankenstein after perhaps 40 years. pat_k Friday #32
Thanks so much for the link! I always assumed it was even worse than what I had read -- but not that much worse. eppur_se_muova Friday #34
Thanks for posting. Seems to me too few people "get" the magnitude of the wrong. pat_k Friday #37
I was glad to see so many Dems admitting openly that they made a mistake. Sen. Gillibrand I particularly held a grudge eppur_se_muova Yesterday #44
Jane Mayer is a treasure! pat_k Yesterday #45
"Dark Money" is the one I started. Armed with new glasses, I'm going to go find it right now ! eppur_se_muova Yesterday #46
Here's a blast from the past pat_k Yesterday #47
Sudden Last Minute Things The Republican Ex GF Don1 Friday #35
I think there are people asking. But when mob mentality is triggered, thought falls by the wayside. pat_k Friday #38
Ask Hillary Clinton about last minute revelations. MineralMan Yesterday #50
Dirty little Collins rats DoBW Yesterday #52
While The Donald gets a pass on everthing? czarjak 23 hrs ago #58
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