@941Democracy @PollTracker2024 Yeah, I think I'm on the same page as you there as well, too. On all points!
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Shane Leonard
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Shane Leonard
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I photograph, write, read, watch things (movies, TV, people), like music...basically I'm into either being entertained, or entertaining.
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@Shane_Leonard @PollTracker2024 👏 Ranked choice.
I was avoiding my account on here for several months but will use it until the midterms.
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This is essentially a de-facto endorsement of Susan Collins since no other candidate on the Democratic primary ballot has a chance of defeating Platner.
#MaineSenate
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” #MaineSenate
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@shannonrwatts I love Pete. Also 1 reason why I love LaFlamme over Platner in Maine; he was recruited, handed a campaign if he allowed his life to be torn open. LaFlamme volunteered for that, from scratch, & keeps clawing despite odds. You should look at her - she's absolutely amazing!
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I can’t imagine wanting to run for office given the nation’s (and even our party’s) polarization, so very inspired by Americans like Pete Buttigieg who wake up every day thinking about how to make things better for everyone.
Fix Our House@FixOurHouse
Why @PeteButtigieg likes proportional representation: “The reason why kitchen table issues can’t get done… is because of these systemic issues.”
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@byrnetheory @trouble_man90 Thank you for that. I accept, but no worries, too. A thoughtful convo is rare anywhere, so I appreciate it. And I keep hoping people who are sure GP wins would vote her 1st to send a msg to D.C. to stay out of our primaries. Let the process unfold naturally, best ideas should win
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@Shane_Leonard @trouble_man90 Honestly I shouldn’t tell you anything about how to vote. I apologize for that. But if he does end up winning, I hope you’ll keep the senate majority in mind. Appreciate the thoughtful convo amidst all of this
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Yall keep treating Platner as if he’s a normal candidate when he’s clearly not. Yall’s dismissal and gaslighting around his scandals instead of a proper conversation will only hurt him in the long run. The swing voters that will decide this race aren’t going to accept being told to just get over it.
Ryan Grim@ryangrim
If a Democrat endorses from the left against another Democrat in a primary, all hell comes down on them. Here’s @RepAuchincloss coming out against the presumptive Dem nominee in a crucial swing state. Probably actually helps Platner to have Dems like Auchincloss against him, but I still wonder if he’ll hear from Dem leadership or if they’re quietly ok with Collins.
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@byrnetheory @trouble_man90 I respect that. I still would take someone who volunteered over being recruited. She wanted this, and Platner & Mills accepted it handed to them. There's a lot of difference between them, as you know. But those differences when stacked up, lean heavily to her. No red flags, etc.
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@Shane_Leonard @trouble_man90 I do know her, we’re mutuals on BlueSky. She’s a very nice woman. As was Sara Gideon. We need something different to win. I just want ppl to understand that he is not the guy ppl are making him out to be. He wouldn’t be doing so well if he was. I want us to focus on winning
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@shannonrwatts Exactly! I wish more knew about Andrea LaFlamme, a dem running against Platner right now. She's 38, union pres, professor, health professional, all the right stances on platforms w/0 red flags or constant reinvention. She IS the best candidate. She does virtual town halls weekly
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If you were uncommitted about voting for Kamala Harris, you don’t get to criticize fellow Dems for being uncommitted about voting for Graham Platner.
Thems the rules.
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@reesetheone1 If you were a Maine voter I'd ask you to take a look at the other dem running against Platner, Andrea LaFlamme. She's a union pres, professor, health professional, 38, progressive - all of the platforms & none of his red flags. Sucks she's under so many's radar & media won't see
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I’m not supporting the Gorton fisherman.
Period.
I don’t support collins either.
Acyn@Acyn
Fox is running the comments from Auchincloss on a number of their shows. In this instance, they bring on a former Biden Admin Advisor to say: Egbewole: I don't think there's anybody in the Democratic Party who should feel pressure to support Graham Platner. I certainly don't and just because Senator Elizabeth Warren says that is her kind of man does not mean that has to apply to everybody. My kind of senators are the ones who come from Georgia. They have different principles and values than Platner. I think that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will have to carry that themselves.
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@byrnetheory @trouble_man90 Bryne, I'm not blind to the landscape. He's ahead. By a lot. But that doesn't mean he's the best. And ranking exists for a reason. Just saying that if you followed your own advice it might be easier to take. I've talked with Graham. I still know she's better across the board.
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@Shane_Leonard @trouble_man90 Listen I understand the discomfort but… this is a wild goose chase. It’s time to rally around Platner. She should drop out and endorse him. He’s vulgar but he’s not actually a bad guy. You’ll see if you listen to him speak for a few minutes
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@NatForMaine @PPFA @PPact @PPMEAF @ppnnehealth @ACLU @ACLUMaine I'm really sorry to hear about this and all that happened to you.
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@PPFA @PPact @PPMEAF @ppnnehealth @ACLU @ACLUMaine so when town clerk, who I have known a little all my life, evilly refused crucial guidance combined with my refusal to kill my family tree, I refused to risk my family or given my no disability support blow $20,000+ I don’t have to waste on a 1 year Maine lease,
so didn’t run.
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I was considering running for Maine US Senate 2026,
but I am fully disabled due to an AHI attack injury in our 1970s NATO HQ Brussels Belgium home.
AHI is foreign power war crime political assassination of US diplomat families, including 5yo me, by energy weapons to the heads.
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@NatForMaine @PollTracker2024 @JakeAuch @RepAuchincloss @CNN @Boris_Sanchez Take a look at her website, pop in to her 2x weekly virtual town halls, or check her out on Threads or BlueSky. andreaformaine.com All the good with none of the baggage of Platner or Mills. Education, integrity, capability, all of it!
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@PollTracker2024 @JakeAuch @RepAuchincloss @CNN @Boris_Sanchez (I also do NOT know the reported write-in 4th Dem primary candidate, Andrea LaFlamme D-ME, so can’t unpack any strength or weakness.)
Shane Leonard@Shane_Leonard
@NatForMaine @PollTracker2024 There are actually 3 democrats on the ballot. And the one you didn't mention is polling better than Costello and presumably MIlls at this point since she dropped out. No one is working harder for the primary than Andrea LaFlamme, the Dem write-in candidate from Bangor. She's best
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@byrnetheory @trouble_man90 I hear your point, but the truth is she was the first of these candidates to file with the FEC. So, she did do it sooner. Before Mills, Platner, Costello...fact is, she's still viable if people vote for her. That's what matters to people looking for an alternative to Platner
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@Shane_Leonard @trouble_man90 She should have gotten in it sooner. Blame Mills.
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@ZohranMandaniNY @trouble_man90 She's a democrat running as a write-in. She goes into the reasons why, but the tl:dr is - she had a serious health issue slow her campaign down, needed 2k signatures to qualify & got 1600 in 2 weeks. Sec of State qualified her as a dem write-in so she kept campaigning & going ->
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@Shane_Leonard @trouble_man90 She seems good but is she even on the ballot? Or is she a write in?
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@941Democracy @PollTracker2024 I hear you! I don't think she has a profile on here, hating Musk the proper amount. But Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, just like you said - for sure! I have shared Costello, too. At this point, it's them ahead of Mills and Platner. Thankfully we have ranked choice voting!
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@Shane_Leonard @PollTracker2024 Awesome! I share her profile on BlueSky sometimes. I didn’t see her profile on here. I also share Costello.
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@brianros1 This is exactly why I wish more people learned about Andrea LaFlamme. She's a dem running against Platner right now as the write-in candidate & her platform is better, her knowledge is better, her history is better. She IS the best candidate in ranked choice voting. Look her up!
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No it's not. I'm not voting in Maine. And whatever money I might've donated to Mills, I'll redistribute to other Democrats with a shot to win. People are allowed to believe that there are morals that matter more than partisanship.
Joe Goes Gaming!@JoeGoesGaming
@brianros1 Yes it is. At least have the integrity to admit that much. You don’t get to have it both ways.
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@JoePostingg He's not nominated yet. And the primary is done on June 9th. It's too bad more people weren't turned on to Andrea LaFlamme's campaign because she's a dem running against Platner right now, just as a write-in & she's the better candidate by far.
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I am a Platner moderate, I think he's bad and stupid and Democrats should have nominated someone else, but also Senate control is way more important than whatever nonsense people are worried about.
Tim@trouble_man90
If he and supporters would just own that he’s a deeply stupid individual, that would help, but them pretending that he’s done nothing untoward at all is insulting
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@ItsjayoFR It's a great game and it's still a blast 97% of the time. Truly. And the numbers have been broken down to show it's not what people claim for greed. It might've been at one time, but no more.
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Drop your thoughts in the comments on whether or not you think Marvel snap is still a good game or if greed has taken over! #marvelsnap #marvel #gaming #heartstone
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@CVernonSmith I wish more knew about his dem competitor, Andrea LaFlamme. She's 38, union-pres, professor, progressive, has 0 red flags, 0 weekly reinvention like Platner requires. She's the best candidate of all in the ranked choice voting & has #1 on my RCV ballot. She's the best of all them
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More of this in both parties.
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” #MaineSenate
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@Rizabellepow @PodSaveAmerica I wish more took a look at Andrea LaFlamme. She's a dem running against Platner & has 0 red flags, 0 weekly reinvention over old/new comments. She's a union pres, professor, progressive, who is the write-in candidate for the June primary. She beats him on every policy, every way
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It’s not that he’s just a gross person in every way, shape, and form, he’s also dumb. Tagging @PodSaveAmerica because they gave him to us.
New York Post@nypost
Lefty Senate candidate Graham Platner flubs Bernie Sanders' name twice in fiery 'Fight the Oligarchy' rally trib.al/osnMOOs
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@LakePerspective It stinks more haven't heard of his competitor, Andrea LaFlamme (D). She's 38, union-pres, professor, 0 red flags, 0 weekly reinvention over old posts or recent comments like him. She platforms progressive and is #1 on my ranked choice ballot. She's completely worth looking in to
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I’m starting to think Platner may actually lose
All these people including Janet Mills are holding off on endorsing him
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