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QueerDuck

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36. Disheartening, indeed. I see a lot of heartbreak and disappointment ahead.

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:18 PM

Jun 7

Yes... I agree. Why is it being ignored? Good question. Why are the thin and implausible denials being so eagerly accepted and not questioned or examined? I fear that he has this things sewn up but there are other Democrats on the primary ballot, so as unlikely as it may be, things could still change.

And it's not only the insults and other "jokes" about: women and sexual assault victims... also ignored are comments about LGBTQ, LEO's, rural-Americans being dumb, the "cheap" tipping habits of AA's, and using the R-word as recently as last month cannot be ignored.

As I've acknowledged before, I know that we're all just human and imperfect, but these things indicate a pattern of poor judgement and lack of impulse control that bother me.

I've frequently said in the past: the "worst Democrat" is always preferable to any Republican. But, honestly, I'm just tired of being disappointed. I'm afraid that the road ahead will be filled with regret. (Fingers crossed that it isn't, though.)

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what's worse than a "nazi tattoo"? [View all] ProfessorPlum Jun 6 OP

He's made a lot of choices that I find troubling EdmondDantes_ Jun 6 #1

Now do Susan Collins and her "choices". AloeVera Jun 6 #3

Thank you. H2O Man Jun 7 #10

Yeah, NS, Sherlock, That A Democrat Is Better Than A Republican. But.... ColoringFool Jun 7 #12

The primary is in a few days and this hit piece in the NYT comes out a week before .... cliffside Jun 7 #17

Suspicious, no? peggysue2 Jun 7 #34

Angus King and John Bolton have the same mustache -- coincidence? mr715 Jun 9 #47

The primary is in 3 hours... mr715 Jun 9 #45

Well, My Dear Watson, AloeVera Jun 7 #21

Irene Adler she is not. mr715 Jun 9 #46

I wouldn't vote for Collins because I don't like her policies EdmondDantes_ Jun 7 #29

Do you like Platner's policies? Would you vote for him if you could and if his Reddit posts, tattoo etc were not known? AloeVera Jun 7 #32

It will be hard to argue with the purist oldmanlynn Jun 7 #33

Not convinced it's all purity for purity's sake. Some no doubt genuine, some a cynical exploitation of that propensity. AloeVera Jun 7 #35

Compared to the demons in human skin who are currently ProfessorPlum Jun 7 #5

are we now saying that Susan Collins - and every other person with an R behind their name stopdiggin Jun 7 #9

fetch the smelling salts ProfessorPlum Jun 7 #14

They are happily starving children, seniors and poor people in general, literally starving them, questionseverything Jun 9 #41

yes, I had it before .. stopdiggin Jun 9 #44

Yeah, all that is far worse than voting to approve Kavanaugh's nomination tishaLA Jun 7 #7

Don't care fujiyamasan Jun 7 #18

Thank you for this comment. Irish_Dem Jun 7 #19

I agree, we need to keep our eyes on the prize Walleye Jun 6 #2

See my comments. usonian Jun 6 #4

False dichotomy Boo1 Jun 7 #6

Well said canetoad Jun 7 #8

Believable to you. It bears qualification. I also know a lot about.... ColoringFool Jun 7 #13

Can you articulate canetoad Jun 7 #15

Speaking for myself... I can explain why. QueerDuck Jun 7 #20

I Hope You Live In Maine! 😉 ColoringFool Jun 7 #11

Pictures of him with his shirt off at his brother's wedding, his sister-in-law is Jewish and posted the photo of him ... cliffside Jun 7 #16

A toxic human being is way worse than a toxic tattoo JCMach1 Jun 7 #22

It may be too late to recover. MineralMan Jun 7 #23

Yes. In hindsight, it was naive to hope Platner wouldn't be taken down. AloeVera Jun 7 #24

Well, it was always going to be a close race. MineralMan Jun 7 #26

Oh well. At least we learned about the Totenkopf. AloeVera Jun 7 #30

Good point. MineralMan Jun 7 #40

What I am hearing is he has volunteers on the ground working questionseverything Jun 7 #39

I agree. It's purposeful ratfucking. harumph Jun 7 #25

Exactly. Easterncedar Jun 7 #27

There are three Democratic candidates on the ME ballot. lapucelle Jun 7 #28

Once again, this is not solely about his nazi tattoo, but about ALL niyad Jun 7 #31

Disheartening, indeed. I see a lot of heartbreak and disappointment ahead. QueerDuck Jun 7 #36

My feelings if it matters since I'm a woman csusan Jun 7 #37

I would like to see a Democrat defeat Collins but I do not believe that Platner is the right person LetMyPeopleVote Jun 7 #38

It isn't a "Nazi tattoo" obamanut2012 Jun 9 #42

A primary is being held and it is not between someone who made a dumb choice vs fascists. W_HAMILTON Jun 9 #43