US Senate candidate Graham Platner reassures transgender Mainer he will fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Despite past controversies, he emphasizes growth and empathy. #GrahamPlatner
I am not a Mainer but I’ve donated to Platner’s campaign because I believe we need voices like his. Susan Collins and Janet Mills are two sides of the same coin, in the same way that all the old ‘establishment’ Democrats are similar to their ‘moderate’ Republican counterparts
Graham Platner is the right choice amongst the candidates in this race.
We need to elect candidates like Kat Abu and Abigail Spanberger and Zach Dembo and Darren McAuly and Maura Sullivan and Maggie Goodlander and Deb Halland and many other good, earnest, qualified candidates.
None of them are perfect candidates. None of them are perfect people.
But they are better, and we have to hope we can all get better, be better and do better together over time.
(disclaimer: unfortunately my real opinion is that we’re actually totally fucking cooked as a country, and there’s a solid chance that authoritarian fascism will be with us for a while — longer than my lifetime. I will continue to participate in the ways I’m capable and willing, but it’s probably futile)
I grew up in Maine. I have lots of family and friends there. I no longer live there and don’t vote there, however, I also donated to his campaign and have been openly promoting him as a candidate because I believe he is who the people of Maine, and the country, need.
Also, there’s a reason he remains popular in Maine. He is talking to EVERYONE in Maine, in person, on the ground. That’s the exact behavior that will attract people to him and bring in the Trump voters who can have their minds changed. Mainers don’t care if you made mistakes in your past, so long as you own up to it. They care about who you are now and what you say now. That’s why Platner is popular. He tells it like it is, and that’s the no-nonsense personality that attracts people in Maine, a state with a significant amount of people who are working class and don’t have time to beat around the bush. Campaigns aren’t run online, and nothing anyone says online is likely to sway people who simply don’t care because they’re not chronically online.
It’s important that we can accept a candidate’s flaws and past mistakes and move on from it. Our political system suffers so much from these purity tests and smear campaigns.
Love this response. I fully agree… (even with your last point, which has been looming in the back of my mind even as I rally for these promising candidates… if only this we had this two years ago… if only.)
I am not a Mainer but I’ve donated to Platner’s campaign because I believe we need voices like his. Susan Collins and Janet Mills are two sides of the same coin, in the same way that all the old ‘establishment’ Democrats are similar to their ‘moderate’ Republican counterparts
Graham Platner is the right choice amongst the candidates in this race.
We need to elect candidates like Kat Abu and Abigail Spanberger and Zach Dembo and Darren McAuly and Maura Sullivan and Maggie Goodlander and Deb Halland and many other good, earnest, qualified candidates.
None of them are perfect candidates. None of them are perfect people.
But they are better, and we have to hope we can all get better, be better and do better together over time.
(disclaimer: unfortunately my real opinion is that we’re actually totally fucking cooked as a country, and there’s a solid chance that authoritarian fascism will be with us for a while — longer than my lifetime. I will continue to participate in the ways I’m capable and willing, but it’s probably futile)
I grew up in Maine. I have lots of family and friends there. I no longer live there and don’t vote there, however, I also donated to his campaign and have been openly promoting him as a candidate because I believe he is who the people of Maine, and the country, need.
Also, there’s a reason he remains popular in Maine. He is talking to EVERYONE in Maine, in person, on the ground. That’s the exact behavior that will attract people to him and bring in the Trump voters who can have their minds changed. Mainers don’t care if you made mistakes in your past, so long as you own up to it. They care about who you are now and what you say now. That’s why Platner is popular. He tells it like it is, and that’s the no-nonsense personality that attracts people in Maine, a state with a significant amount of people who are working class and don’t have time to beat around the bush. Campaigns aren’t run online, and nothing anyone says online is likely to sway people who simply don’t care because they’re not chronically online.
It’s important that we can accept a candidate’s flaws and past mistakes and move on from it. Our political system suffers so much from these purity tests and smear campaigns.
Love this response. I fully agree… (even with your last point, which has been looming in the back of my mind even as I rally for these promising candidates… if only this we had this two years ago… if only.)
Yet, you still say “he’s not perfect”. You’re an asshole.
He HAS A FUCKING TOTENKOPF on his chest. You want people to vote for SOMEONE WITH A NAZI TATTOO.
IT’S FUCKING COVERED UP. Stop reading one headline and thinking you know everything. Stories evolve. Keep the fuck up if you want an opinion on it
Ever hear of object permanence or are you 6? Something “covered up” still exists, so don’t try to “well acktually” me when you’re wrong.
He doesn’t have a skull on his chest anymore. Get over yourself.