of course he does look at the milquetoast geriatric fucks he’s up against
TimothyMimeslayer on
Maybe the center right should have chosen someone other than a geriatric to represent them.
tuframnedox on
I don’t really have a pony in the race, because I’m not a Mainer, but I don’t trust Blackwater Bonaduce. Politics is all about relationships, and I’m worried about someone with Platner’s Rolodex.
I deeply hope my fears are unfounded, because I like so much about the guy. But the flags are GOP-red, and that makes me uncomfortable.
Again: could be, and want to be, proven wrong. But I won’t be convinced until I see how he handles being an elected official or how he shows up if he loses his bid.
naththegrath10 on
And Collins. That part is important since so many neo-libs on here want to push the idea that left candidates are unelectable
MetalMoneky on
Not sure when dem leadership will learn their voters are done with the old Status quo. Them being so obvious in thier disdain is only going to make thier downfall hit harder.
superjaded08 on
Democrats are so inept they are going to let the guy with a nazi tattoo and no established political views beyond what he has said during his campaign win their primary.. I’m sure that will work out well.
cyxrus on
All that matters is if he can beat Collins
JAMONLEE on
Fellow progressives, the moderates will fall in line and support Planter if he wins the nomination. If you can’t say the same if Mills were to win, you’re the problem!
Kat_Schrodinger1 on
Vote blue. No matter who.
Good luck to him, hope he wins the primary but i hope a republican doesn’t win the general.
And pease don’t be another Fetterman. I would rather of had Conor Lamb, the establisment dem, instead of that pile of fuck.
Jubal81 on
“An Emerson College Polling survey released on Thursday showed Platner leading Mills by about 27 points in the Senate Democratic contest, with Platner receiving 55 percent support while the Maine governor received 28 percent. A separate 17 percent said “someone else” or were undecided.
Platner received 48 percent while Collins received 41 percent, and a separate 12 percent said “someone else” or were unsure. ”
UnguentSlather on
Please don’t pull a Fetterman on us.
balancedinsanity on
This guy really just runs me the wrong way. In every interview nothing is his fault. He never takes responsibility for his actions.
xXxT4xP4y3R_401kxXx on
It’s really surprising to me how much this guy has become a lefty star when fucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan is right there. Abdul holds better policy positions than Plattner and centrist Haley Stevens is demonstrably worse than Janet Mills. And literally ain’t no chance Abdul is gonna turn Fetterman after being elected. All this Plattner energy would be much better directed toward Michigan’s open seat, IMO. Progressives notched a pretty big win here in Illinois blocking corporatist Raja from holding a Senate seat for sale to the highest bidder; it would be a massive win to do the same in Michigan and stop AIPAC Haley.
jmpinstl on
I genuinely don’t know if this is a good thing or not
bekips on
The “accidental” Nazi progressive? Yay. I guess.
LaTosca on
Boy I can’t wait for six years of dumbasses in Maine saying “there were no signs! We had no idea Platner was another Fetterman”
ThreadCountHigh on
Good. It’s time for everyone to stop elder abuse via electing geriatrics into office.
DreamBigLikeDad on
As a Mainer, I cannot wait to vote for Platner in the Fall. Hopefully we finally retire Collins, the old hag.
Catcher3321 on
Couple things I noticed in this poll.
1. Platner’s support is still coming from mostly young people. They end up turning out the least in elections. Turnout is generally the biggest source of error in polls. People don’t really admit they aren’t voting. If turnout is looking low on election day, this race is much closer.
2. With all primary polls, it’s hard to poll primaries. It’s hard to gather a good breakout of the different factions of each party because there’s no registering as a progressive Democrat, a moderate Democrat, etc
3. Platner’s strength among young, high income, high education men and much lower support outside these groups continues to fascinate me.
4. Platner is a couple points ahead of Mills for the general, but there is a big red flag in there: only 58% of Mills supporters said they’d vote for Platner if he’s the nominee. Compared to 80% of Platner supporters who said they’d vote for Mills if she’s the nominee. This means that Platner is running ahead of Mills due to winning a lot of Independents who don’t vote in primaries. (Mills and Platner both are pulling less than 5% of Republicans). Since we have open primaries, these people are generally low turnout even in generals. So to actually pull ahead of Mills, he needs good turnout from the lowest turnout groups
Edit to add a 5th point. We are the whitest state in the nation, so this doesn’t matter much and could be small sample size among non whites doing weird things. But interesting to note that Platner vs Collins in the general, whites are Platner +10 and non whites are Collins+9
whatlineisitanyway on
I’m disappointed that we didn’t get more candidates like Planter to run this cycle. Especially in the house we had an opportunity to really get rid of the bought and paid for politicians on the Dem side. We are missing our Team Party moment.
Special_Loan8725 on
After this election progressives need to form their own party and use their voting power to force establishment Dems to fuck off and go spend time with their grandkids or drool over a pudding cup.
drew_p_wevos on
I worry this guy is going to be another fetterman.
Tyfereth on
The Democrats can beat the Republican without being ok with Nazis
FishermanExpensive on
Wow, lots of bots working for Susan Collins in here.
qchisq on
Why is the choice between an 80 year old, a guy with a Nazi tattoo and Susan Collins?
MattTheSmithers on
All the people screaming “NEO-LIBS HATE LEFTIST CANDIDATES!” are gonna be shocked when the dude with a Nazi tattoo turns out to be the next Sinema/Fetterman.
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of course he does look at the milquetoast geriatric fucks he’s up against
Maybe the center right should have chosen someone other than a geriatric to represent them.
I don’t really have a pony in the race, because I’m not a Mainer, but I don’t trust Blackwater Bonaduce. Politics is all about relationships, and I’m worried about someone with Platner’s Rolodex.
I deeply hope my fears are unfounded, because I like so much about the guy. But the flags are GOP-red, and that makes me uncomfortable.
Again: could be, and want to be, proven wrong. But I won’t be convinced until I see how he handles being an elected official or how he shows up if he loses his bid.
And Collins. That part is important since so many neo-libs on here want to push the idea that left candidates are unelectable
Not sure when dem leadership will learn their voters are done with the old Status quo. Them being so obvious in thier disdain is only going to make thier downfall hit harder.
Democrats are so inept they are going to let the guy with a nazi tattoo and no established political views beyond what he has said during his campaign win their primary.. I’m sure that will work out well.
All that matters is if he can beat Collins
Fellow progressives, the moderates will fall in line and support Planter if he wins the nomination. If you can’t say the same if Mills were to win, you’re the problem!
Vote blue. No matter who.
Good luck to him, hope he wins the primary but i hope a republican doesn’t win the general.
And pease don’t be another Fetterman. I would rather of had Conor Lamb, the establisment dem, instead of that pile of fuck.
“An Emerson College Polling survey released on Thursday showed Platner leading Mills by about 27 points in the Senate Democratic contest, with Platner receiving 55 percent support while the Maine governor received 28 percent. A separate 17 percent said “someone else” or were undecided.
Platner received 48 percent while Collins received 41 percent, and a separate 12 percent said “someone else” or were unsure. ”
Please don’t pull a Fetterman on us.
This guy really just runs me the wrong way. In every interview nothing is his fault. He never takes responsibility for his actions.
It’s really surprising to me how much this guy has become a lefty star when fucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan is right there. Abdul holds better policy positions than Plattner and centrist Haley Stevens is demonstrably worse than Janet Mills. And literally ain’t no chance Abdul is gonna turn Fetterman after being elected. All this Plattner energy would be much better directed toward Michigan’s open seat, IMO. Progressives notched a pretty big win here in Illinois blocking corporatist Raja from holding a Senate seat for sale to the highest bidder; it would be a massive win to do the same in Michigan and stop AIPAC Haley.
I genuinely don’t know if this is a good thing or not
The “accidental” Nazi progressive? Yay. I guess.
Boy I can’t wait for six years of dumbasses in Maine saying “there were no signs! We had no idea Platner was another Fetterman”
Good. It’s time for everyone to stop elder abuse via electing geriatrics into office.
As a Mainer, I cannot wait to vote for Platner in the Fall. Hopefully we finally retire Collins, the old hag.
Couple things I noticed in this poll.
1. Platner’s support is still coming from mostly young people. They end up turning out the least in elections. Turnout is generally the biggest source of error in polls. People don’t really admit they aren’t voting. If turnout is looking low on election day, this race is much closer.
2. With all primary polls, it’s hard to poll primaries. It’s hard to gather a good breakout of the different factions of each party because there’s no registering as a progressive Democrat, a moderate Democrat, etc
3. Platner’s strength among young, high income, high education men and much lower support outside these groups continues to fascinate me.
4. Platner is a couple points ahead of Mills for the general, but there is a big red flag in there: only 58% of Mills supporters said they’d vote for Platner if he’s the nominee. Compared to 80% of Platner supporters who said they’d vote for Mills if she’s the nominee. This means that Platner is running ahead of Mills due to winning a lot of Independents who don’t vote in primaries. (Mills and Platner both are pulling less than 5% of Republicans). Since we have open primaries, these people are generally low turnout even in generals. So to actually pull ahead of Mills, he needs good turnout from the lowest turnout groups
Edit to add a 5th point. We are the whitest state in the nation, so this doesn’t matter much and could be small sample size among non whites doing weird things. But interesting to note that Platner vs Collins in the general, whites are Platner +10 and non whites are Collins+9
I’m disappointed that we didn’t get more candidates like Planter to run this cycle. Especially in the house we had an opportunity to really get rid of the bought and paid for politicians on the Dem side. We are missing our Team Party moment.
After this election progressives need to form their own party and use their voting power to force establishment Dems to fuck off and go spend time with their grandkids or drool over a pudding cup.
I worry this guy is going to be another fetterman.
The Democrats can beat the Republican without being ok with Nazis
Wow, lots of bots working for Susan Collins in here.
Why is the choice between an 80 year old, a guy with a Nazi tattoo and Susan Collins?
All the people screaming “NEO-LIBS HATE LEFTIST CANDIDATES!” are gonna be shocked when the dude with a Nazi tattoo turns out to be the next Sinema/Fetterman.
It’s like Charlie Brown and the football.