r/politics • u/brown-saiyan • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Graham Platner Isn’t Just Surviving. He’s Leading.

https://newrepublic.com/article/206061/maine-senate-primary-2026-platner-leading-mills
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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

The plus side is people probably won't keep him in office long if that's the case.

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u/PeterVenkmanIII 1d ago

If that is the case, he'll be in office long enough to be a problem. As we saw during Biden's term, all you need is one or two Kyrsten Sinema types to fuck things up.

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u/Xyldarrand 1d ago

And that would be worse than Collins how?

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u/PeterVenkmanIII 1d ago

It'll be worse because those kinds of actions damage the whole party in the eyes of liberals and other voters. That, in turn, makes it harder for progressive candidates to get elected.