Post #3828147

2026-07-08 02:21 UTC

I don’t give two shits about Platner. I care about unseating Susan Collins. Platner seems to have the best chance at accomplishing that, as far as I can tell. Stopping, or at least slowing down, Trump is the ultimate goal. We know Susan Collins won’t do that. All her replacement needs to do is vote with Trump less than 90% of the time for it to be a significant win. If there’s a way to get there without Platner I’m all ears, but all I hear right now is talk of letting Republicans keep the seat and that seems like the worst case scenario to me.

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@Soup@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 04:03

Voting against people is what’s given conservatives disguised as centrists power all around the world. Stop being so proudly stupid and actually demand real change. It can be done, but carrying on like you are only adds barriers to progress.

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@SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 05:41

Platner seems to have the best chance at accomplishing that HAD the best chance. Regardless of if the allegations are true or not, Platner has no shot at this point. This will deflate any momentum he had. It is going to disillusion too many that he will not have the enthusastic support needed to beat Collins. His campaign is just too toxic at this point, people arent going to show. So either we huff copium, and deny that reality until he gets defeated later OR we pivot now while we still have any shot.

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