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47. The point is, Platner didn't need to be a "card carrying member of DSA" to be a DSA candidate.

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 06:09 AM

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You don’t have to be a card carrying member of DSA to be a member of the DSA movement. As noted up the thread, Platner described himself as a “DSA type.” He was a member of a DSA offshoot, Acadia Action. He was talked into running by DSA operatives from New York who basically served as his campaign management. He was a DSA candidate.

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A poll from Maine since Platner dropped out... [View all] kentuck 19 hrs ago OP

Sounds like she should be concerned. Turbineguy 19 hrs ago #1

Maybe an extra furrow in her brow? erronis 17 hrs ago #16

Why should she be ? She is a multi-millioanaire with multi-millionaire friends. WorseDayEver 16 hrs ago #18

"concerned" is one of her favorite terms... kentuck 16 hrs ago #19

I think it is her only term. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #37

Concerned about keeping her seat and power Pototan 5 hrs ago #41

She's still going to rest in the same box as Lindsey, eventually. SalamanderSleeps 4 hrs ago #43

I love sarcasm 303squadron 15 hrs ago #27

Something we often forget re senate races Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #2

True.... when they actually show up to vote. groundloop 13 hrs ago #31

This is my concern. (In a real way, not in a Collins way.) Beartracks 11 hrs ago #33

Well, that is (potentially) some good news! Thanks, kentuck hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #3

How about Stephen King? He's been posting against Trump for years. Ritabert 19 hrs ago #4

He said politics were too scary for him. 😂 okaawhatever 18 hrs ago #10

Too bad. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #12

King is 78 years old pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #28

I hope Maine can ride that wave to victory! yardwork 19 hrs ago #5

Dems ditched a candidate with baggage who had turned off some voters bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #6

though also, "generic" almost always polls better than any individual (n/t) thesquanderer 17 hrs ago #15

In other words Boo1 18 hrs ago #7

No. A Democrat with multiple accusations against him is polling 12 points below Gary 50 17 hrs ago #11

Slander ? Boo1 17 hrs ago #14

Here is your slander Soul_of_Wit 17 hrs ago #17

Really? Boo1 15 hrs ago #23

Was Graham Platner a DSA member or are you just making that up? mr715 16 hrs ago #21

His reddit posts said so Boo1 15 hrs ago #22

I just googled and couldn't find anything mr715 15 hrs ago #25

a distinction that matters greatly ? stopdiggin 11 hrs ago #34

Platner was not a DSA member and the Maine DSA did not explicitly endorse him Celerity 10 hrs ago #35

Platner was recruited to run by DSA members, and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. SunSeeker 4 hrs ago #42

that is not what was asked, nt Celerity 3 hrs ago #44

Yes it was. Platner was for all intents and purposes a DSA candidate. SunSeeker 3 hrs ago #45

No, that was not the question asked by the other poster. Celerity 2 hrs ago #46

The point is, Platner didn't need to be a "card carrying member of DSA" to be a DSA candidate. SunSeeker 1 hr ago #47

Oh, and BTW, Maine DSA did explicitly "recommend" people vote for Platner. SunSeeker 1 hr ago #48

ICE may have just sealed the deal lame54 18 hrs ago #8

And the Collins camp had spent $$$$ and WEEKS (Months?) of oppo reserach to go against Planter. NCDem47 18 hrs ago #9

Recommend!!!!!!!! sheshe2 17 hrs ago #13

Platner wasn't a great candidate Roxi 16 hrs ago #20

He was a disaster. A train wreck. Collins would have cleaned his clock! QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #24

I read that Jackson regularly outperformed RandySF 15 hrs ago #26

Scoop Jackson was a stellar Democrat, and a leader in the Senate FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #36

Or perhaps this is the explanation: Bluetus 14 hrs ago #29

She's on the Judiciary Committee... appmanga 14 hrs ago #30

Also, any Supreme Court vacancies... mr715 13 hrs ago #32

K&R spanone 9 hrs ago #38

The ICE murder doesn't help her either Cosmocat 9 hrs ago #39

After ICE murders one of Maine's residents, which Collins supports BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #40