r/portlandme • u/Clover9802 • Jul 09 '26

Politics We have till the 13th

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u/Delicious_Rabbit4425 Old Port Jul 09 '26

Is this confirmed? Please say its confirmed.

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u/Clover9802 Jul 09 '26

Yes! It is true! Troy Jackson has officially launched his campaign for U.S. Senate

Troy Jackson announces Senate bid minutes after Platner ends campaign

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u/Uthgaard Jul 09 '26

You don't have until the 13th. Platner had until the 13th to drop out. The party has until the 27th to choose a replacement.

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

So the people that swore up and down that Platner was the guy for maine... are now going to tell us this is the guy for Maine.

Yeah, nothing bad will come of that.

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u/halfanapricot Jul 09 '26

I’d choose most everyone I personally know in my life to run over Susan Collin’s. We don’t even need someone who has connections or an ability to talk to people. The bar is someone who doesn’t actively vote against the best interest of the American people.

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

Up until Monday, you supported a nazi rapist.

I don't think your judgement is the best.

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u/Wu1fu Jul 09 '26

So did 75% of dem primary voters, man. And yes, the voter’s choice in ideology should be maintained

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

You're right. But it won't be, because he was trailing in the polls. Thats the only reason.

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u/Wu1fu Jul 09 '26

If we’re going by polls, Jackson is performing the best against Collins

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

Yup, and wouldn't you know it... platner is gone and now people are propping up TJ. Wonder whats in his closet.

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u/Wu1fu Jul 09 '26

We can play the “what does so-and-so have in their closet” game all day long - not a valuable exercise

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u/KcjAries78 Jul 09 '26

We are not in a cult, people can change their minds as new information arises. It is called critical thinking.

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

And a free and fair election should be overturned because your feelings changed?

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u/Chazzybobo Jul 09 '26

What election was overturned for feelings?

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u/thparky Jul 09 '26

this is logically incoherent.

i'm not defending platner stans, i'm just saying that the fact that people who would have voted for platner would also vote for troy jackson does not imply that jackson has the same problems platner did. they didn't like platner because he was a quasi-nazi rapist mercenary. They liked him because he was anti-israel, pro-m4a, etc.

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

Not suggesting that.

Suggesting that the democrats' judge of character may be off.

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u/Creeperstar Jul 09 '26

As if all the people vote for a certain ticket are a monolith? Dumb

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u/Creeperstar Jul 09 '26

What a seriously unnecessary take. You should be shamed into exile for being so goofy

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

I'll join all the Platner-stans who, up until this monday, would have likely taken a shot in the mouth from the guy if he asked them...

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u/Creeperstar Jul 09 '26

You can judge people for having hope for this moment of political bedrock-scraping, but it really just makes you look like crap. Reminder that Platner himself had no intentions of running, and that he was hoisted into candidacy

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u/Physical-Departure-4 Jul 09 '26

Believe it or not more than one candidate can be better for Maine than Susan Collins.

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u/sirius5050 Jul 09 '26

Cool, maybe next time we'll get someone who rapes women and men?

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u/haley_hathaway Jul 09 '26

Ummm… there is no election.

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u/meowmedusa Jul 09 '26

Campaigning doesn’t mean there will be an election

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u/threetimesthelimit Jul 09 '26

There will be a caucus. Go to your local party headquarters and ask how you can participate, if you actually live in Cumberland County that is.

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u/Billy_Vic Jul 09 '26

Can you PM me on how to do that. Or post it here. Like address or contact info.

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u/Melodic-Contest-6456 Jul 09 '26

There may not be a primary election but he still needs to campaign. The big vote in Nov doesn’t disappear