@cfthepodcast Democrats are doing what Republicans did, and I’d even argue they are very aware of that, many see it as their chance to make nothing matter and still win.
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Bob Sampson
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@bobsalpha1 It’s definitely an indicator that the “vote blue no matter who” slogan needs to be retired. Certainly it still applies at the presidential level in the Trump era but not in every race.
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Just pointing out that some of the Platner diehards are using the exact same rhetoric MAGA uses when legitimate attacks land on Trump: they’re scared of him. He’s going after the establishment etc.
Cenk Uygur@cenkuygur
Does everybody see coordinated attack against @grahamformaine? It’s on every cable network. It’s from politicians in both parties. The reason the establishment is so afraid of him is because he actually intends to use his power, as explained below. We have to fight back together.
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@cfthepodcast @speechboy71 At this point a replacement isn’t happening, he’s not dropping out and no one is salvaging an alternative, but the enthusiastic jumping in shows a bigger political deterioration that could very well be successful.
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@speechboy71 It’s like a super baby version of being a Trump supporter. Every week you have to defend something new that’s kind of indefensible. And they sometimes defend Platner with the same MAGA talking point: the reason they’re attacking him is because they’re afraid of him.
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I genuinely think these guys owe Platner money because there really is no other explanation for this amount of water carrying for a candidate as deeply flawed as Platner
Jon Favreau@jonfavs
I'd just say that if the reason you don't want to support a candidate is because he and his wife chose not to share that they went through marriage counseling to deal with infidelity, that's your choice. But I do think there are other factors in the race that will have more of a direct impact on your life.
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@RadioFreeTom The shift away from total annihilation is quite something.
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@LPDonovan With a scandal having a few day shelf life if you are lucky you probably want a few good ones ready for the end. But maybe there are just too many scandals coming and they had to start now to get them all out.
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All that said, unloading the clip entirely with this much time left seems imprudent.
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There will be certain DC and Augusta/Portland Dems who cling to this offramp but no way the guy backs down. Why is would he? He's already come back from the dead once and has something approaching a 50/50 shot just by virtue of having the D line.
Henry Olsen@henryolsenEPPC
Per Maine law, Platner can quit after he is nominated without providing a reason prior to 5pm on the 2d Monday in July. The state party then names a replacement prior to 5pm on the 4th Monday in July. See link for details. legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-a/…
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@LPDonovan Almost feels like we travelled back to 2015/16 with everyone’s arguments flipped.
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We're barely 6 mos past him being left for dead and he just vanquished the sitting governor with the backing of the entire party establishment.
Liam Donovan@LPDonovan
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@LPDonovan Right about the nature of the guy but I’ll be honest, every new scandal and every new criticism makes me feel like his chances are going up, not down. And I’m not saying that as a good thing.
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@yashar Not being able to party plan or do interior design has got to be hard on Trump.
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@SarahLongwell25 He didn’t even have a tweet to quote before he started criticizing you, but I guess it shows he’s always thinking about you.
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Erick’s criticisms of me are always something he makes up and never something I’ve actually said or believe. But I’m glad he’s going to support Talarico and rescind his support for Trump since he believes infidelity is disqualifying. Where are you on rampant corruption Erick?
Erick Erickson@EWErickson
Can someone get Sarah Longwell to rush out the new talking points on why her favorite Nazi’s infidelity is acceptable and Ken Paxton’s isn’t? Cause I’m in the camp that neither is, but Sarah is rooting for the Nazi.
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@SarahLongwell25 Fetterman is a liberal Democratic Senator, votes mostly with his party, that makes all his public comments criticism of Democrats. Which does show that many people’s idea of a “centrist” isn’t based on ideology but rather on how much their own party hates them.
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Oh no problem, I’ll explain: I’m not looking for Republican friendly Dems. And never have been. I’m looking for Dems (and Republicans, but they’re gone) who will stand up and forcefully defend America from Trump’s corrupt, destructive forces. Hope that helps.
Annie Wu (all socials: @annie_wu_22)@Annie_Wu_22
I don’t why the people who advocate for centrist, Republican-friendly Dems are mad that Fetterman became a centrist, Republican-friendly Dem Fetterman has become the exact type of candidate Sarah advocates for!
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@SarahLongwell25 It’s at least funny how Trump decided the best response to criticism that he was making the event all about himself was to explicitly make it all about himself.
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@RadioFreeTom It’s always a good sign for a politician when their best advice is for people to notice them less.
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A little late
Josh Kraushaar@JoshKraushaar
“Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, recently advised Mr. Vance to take a break from social media, as have other officials in the West Wing, according to people familiar with those interactions, because the fighting was beneath his office” nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/…
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@RiffRaf979 @scottlincicome @DollyParton Good idea that avoids controversy? Not much chance of that.
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@scottlincicome @DollyParton Absolutely. Dolly is one of the few celebrities that could unite the whole country.
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It's easy: Just lease the Mall, free and unconditionally, to @DollyParton, and let her do the rest.
Erick Erickson@EWErickson
I suspect there actually is a way to get a really awesome concert series on the National Mall for July 4th with awesome talent. I just suspect those in charge are not capable of making it happen.
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@LPDonovan There is more comedic ending that would fit right into a cheap movie script that you’d almost want to see play out.
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Good thing Alaska has ranked choice voting and Dan 2 either doesn't make the top 4 or he does and his confused voters rank Dan 1 second. No way for this to help Peltola win. If anything the sideshow boosts "Dan Sullivan" name id.
Election Time@ElectionTime_
🚨BREAKING: "Dan Sullivan" launches his campaign to challenge incumbent US Senator Dan Sullivan. A candidate with the same name as the GOP senator announced today that he has filed his candidacy for the 2026 US Senate election in Alaska. This could cause many voters to be confused and vote for the wrong Sullivan, potentially handing the race to Democrat Mary Peltola.
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@JayCaruso Funny to wonder if the insanity is the point or just a requirement to accept the package.
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Her two biggest boosters? Mayor Mahmdani and Hasan Piker.
Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump
Politico: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist running against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in next month’s primary election, called former President Joe Biden “a rapist” and “a war criminal” on social media in 2020 Besides Biden, Avila Chevalier has targeted former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Mayor Bill de Blasio in her diatribes, slamming the former as “a cop” and the latter as a racist, the screengrabs show.
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@emzanotti @SeanTrende “I have strong political beliefs but no time to read song lyrics” has been a long running theme.
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Guys, the song “Independence Day” is about a woman killing her abusive husband in a house fire
Katie Pavlich@KatiePavlich
The woman who got rich and famous off of the song Independence Day won’t show up for the 250th anniversary of America on the National Mall in Washington D.C.? And then used some PR firm to put out this copy and paste statement ? Pathetic.
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@LPDonovan I thought to myself “this can’t be what I think it is” but it turns out it was.
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Irony of Dans Sullivan is that Alaska's is the single worst system for these sorts of shenanigans.
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@scottlincicome If only there was a legislative body that controlled this type of thing, but some fantasies can never become reality.
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Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, giving a single individual the power to direct or even block trillions of dollars in annual commerce isn't a great way to run an economy.
Or something.
Adam Ozimek@ModeledBehavior
I think this has a lot to do with the low hire / low fire economy. Firms are holding still when it comes to employment amidst all the uncertainty.
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@KFILE A Democratic Senate candidate having a liberal girlfriend doesn’t really seem like news.
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This is a big day in the Ziegler house…
My daughter Grace, on the verge of her 14th birthday, finally got her braces off. 🥲
In other words, this teenage girl shit is about to get REAL! 😱
Your prayers are welcome. 🙏
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