We've come a long way from George Mitchell and Bill Cohen.

by OGerry , Maine wilderness, Wednesday, June 03, 2026, 08:05 (6 days ago) @ Jack

I think there's a real chance that Platner will win, but there will be no lack of money to continue to dredge that shitshow harbor and sling it at him.

Maine is a blue state where people live, but a red state if land could vote.

A lot of people are excited about Platner for, what looks to me, roughly some of the same reasons some people were excited about Trump in 2016. It doesn't hurt that if he wins, he'll have stuck it to two septuagenarians.

But I think with just how flawed he is as a candidate and how much time and money the GOP will dedicate to this race, he will continue to give voters reasons not to vote for him.

But people are definitely tired of Trump's fuckmuppetry, and Collins wears it. Portland and Lewiston were invaded by ICE, and there was some evil shit there people got to see up close and personal. Most of those people were going to vote Dem anyway. Where will gas prices be in November? If things don't get sorted, that will be bad news for Collins. MAGA truck guy isn't going to vote for Platner, but he might not show up to vote. If gas is back to 3 and change, attention span challenged voters may still feel the need to turn out to stop the Nazi socialist. I have faith Trump will fuck more shit up between now and then, though.

So, yes, as mq says, who knows? What I can tell you with certainty is that I will not vote for Collins. I may not vote for another Republican in my lifetime. Burn the party to the ground and salt the earth. But I shouldn't be used as a gauge for anything; I am not normal.