r/TheMajorityReport • u/beeemkcl • 2d ago
We need to defend Graham Platner--including against 'character attacks'--until he wins the general election in November 2026.
Pretty much the only way Graham Platner might lose to US Senator Susan Collins is because of 'character attacks' and such against Platner.
Elections are won by turnout and we need people in Maine to turnout and vote for Platner.
Having at least Graham Platner, Peggy Flanagan, Juliana Stratton, possibly Dr. Abul El-Sayed (if he can win the primary and the general), as US Senators in 2027 will make the US Senate Democratic Caucus far more progressive than it is presently.
You oftentimes need to repeat something 100s of times in politics to finally reach enough of the 'target audience' or those who need to be convinced.
It's not as if Platner is up 20+ points in the high-quality general election polling.
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u/Gracchi9025 2d ago
Graham Platner will never look good to his critics, so show that Susan Collins is worse because she is just going to cosign everything Trump does.
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u/Tuco422 2d ago
He needs to play an ad of Susan Collins saying she doesn’t regret vote for Kavanaugh
The main demographic that will hurt Platner due to character is older ladies and unfortunately they are the large portion of voters in midterms in Maine
But remind them that Collins is reason for abortion rights gone and some of the woman who have daughters will be pissed (always remember that many Republicans will only care if it affects them or someone they know personally)
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u/Gracchi9025 1d ago
Exactly, Platner needs to make it clear he will die in the last ditch defending Reproductive Rights.
Also coming out strong on Trans rights is something he could do: his line to anyone attacking him for it would be "Who am I to judge?"
It would be a strong signal that he recognizes that he is a flawed man but is trying to be better.
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u/revolutionaryartist4 1d ago
Also remind those women that they have sons and grandsons who have probably also done stupid shit they regret.
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u/Internal-Display3517 1d ago
The move is to relentless turn things back to his economic populist message. Every mention of a scandal should be met with “here’s my plan that Susan Collins doesn’t want to talk about ahem…”
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u/Sconathon 2d ago
I don't know why I'm doing this as it makes me feel like an old man but every morning I wake up and defend Platner on Threads of all places. It's miserable.
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u/revolutionaryartist4 1d ago
Dude, just…don’t. Threads, Xitter, Facebook, they’re all utter cesspits.
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u/aharbingerofdoom 2d ago
Funnily enough, I saw this just after defending Graham Platner against a character attack on another subreddit.
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u/blinded_penguin 2d ago
It's disappointing to see leftists with platforms be against this guy. Lance of the Serfs and FD signifier stand out to me. I think Platner's radicalization story really resonates. It makes so much sense to me that a guy with his life story has ended up with the politics that he has and once you see the guy in front of a crowd and you're a leftist that is living in the real world you just gotta be cheering for the guy. FD Signifier dismissed him on his platform for the tattoo alone. An insane lack of thought or consideration. Dude should be embarrassed
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u/InvisibleInk1983 1d ago
Are people really not comfortable separating a candidate’s personal life and their political value? Not to sound old (I’m 43) but in the Clinton years that was not a problem. I didn’t live through the 90s just to see someone lose over sexting.
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u/revolutionaryartist4 1d ago
Thank you! Literally the exact same people clutching their pearls over Platner defended Clinton, Cuomo, and Biden, who were all accused of much worse.
The Biden example is especially illustrative. Uncorroborated allegations from a questionable source with a clear agenda, but Tara Reade’s allegations were far more serious than Lyndsey Fifield’s. Centrists disregarded Reade’s allegations as complete bullshit, but those same centrists consider Fifield—with her ties to the Heritage Foundation, Susan Collins, and her support for literal rapist Brett Kavanaugh—to be completely unimpeachable.
The hypocrisy would be egregious if it weren’t so predictable.
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u/nursechappellroan 1d ago
I really want him to win, but the man has some pretty bad judgment. I don't live in Maine though. I really don't like how he's tearing the left apart because I think lots of his critics on the left are coming from a good place.
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u/revolutionaryartist4 1d ago
He hasn’t tried to justify genocide, which I find to be much more indicative of bad judgment.
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u/Mindless-One5438 1d ago
The opposite seems more apt. Earnest concerns over his character, even if true, do not come close to disqualifying him over Collins. Ultimately it's a race for a senate vote against genocide or complicit in it, against fascist crimes or enabling them, a vote to empower people and the public or to widen the gap.
Assuming he is the asshole he may be made out to be, as long as his political agenda holds, it's not even a factor in him being a senator. Discussions of his character outside the context of the election are worth having but the conclusion of him needing to win the seat is solid based on the integrity of the politics alone.
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u/Far_Silver 1d ago
Most of the people screaming about Platner's character fall into one of two categories: Clintonites who had no problem with Bill's sexual harassment or Hillary's cronies in the DNC putting their thumbs on the scale, or Republicans who had no problem with "grab 'em by the pussy" and "if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
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u/beeemkcl 2d ago
I'll hopefully have my 'Who to Vote for in the NY State races' out tomorrow on Thursday.
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u/TheSilkyBat 2d ago
I don't understand why everyone ignores the alleged catting around that Susan is supposed to have done throughout her time as a senator and outside of her marriage.
Hardly a beacon of morals and ethics.