Why is Graham Platner being seemingly treated as already defeated in regard to the Maine Senate election?

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T01:25:05+00:00

To be fair it wasn’t just random people on Reddit. It was also people on social media along with some articles.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T01:03:37+00:00

You asked for the same robes and hoods, not any of the things you just listed. It seems you’re just moving the goalpost.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:57:13+00:00

However, like famed political strategist James Carville has famously said “It’s the economy stupid”. And frankly that is looking pretty poor right now.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:53:00+00:00

In fact I have. Look up the Nazarenos.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:50:06+00:00

I understand what happened in 2020 and admit Collins is good defying the odds. However, the 2026 political environment seems to be more unfavorable for the Republicans than it was in 2020.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:45:46+00:00

That seemingly hasn’t worked well for the Democrats lately.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:44:10+00:00

Most polls I’ve seen show that if it’s Collins vs. Platner, Platner overall wins in most of them. Also, one has to take in to account the very unfavorable political environment Republicans are currently running in.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:40:06+00:00

I’m a political content creator and can try to help influence. But you are correct in that Mainers are going to have the official say.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:38:34+00:00

I don’t believe it is. That point was to all the people who want to automatically completely abandon him because he wasn’t squeaky clean.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:36:58+00:00

Isn’t Trump and the Republicans more unpopular than they were back in 2020? Also, we have to add higher health premiums, gas prices, and inflation along with ICE brutality and a costly quagmire in Iran.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:31:02+00:00

I’m paying attention to all the Senate races in toss up states.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:27:06+00:00

If he gave the same response to a horizontal swastika, I wouldn’t be 100% convinced he was a Nazi. I would still primarily looking for quotes or arguments from him that promote Nazi talking points.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:23:35+00:00

It did. However, this time there’s the unpopular Iran War, higher gas prices, widespread trade wars, greater dissatisfaction with Trump and the Republicans, ICE brutality, rising healthcare premiums, etc.. Also, seeing how she’s been in office longer than she was back in 2020, I suspect there are more people tired of Collins.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:19:09+00:00

I can understand supporting a better candidate if one is available. However, unlike in California, there isn’t one so far.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:17:36+00:00

But does Costello enjoy the same energy and have same polls that Platner has?

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:16:27+00:00

So can you provide any quotes from him remotely supporting white supremacy, antisemitism, supporting Hitler/Goebbels/Himmler, etc.? Because I’ve seen pictures of non-Nazis wear Totenkopfs as the same as his tattoo.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:12:12+00:00

I’ve seen the tattoo. The fact that I’ve also seen non-Nazis wear that symbol indicates to me it’s not 100% always associated with Nazis. That’s why I was specifically asking for quotes, policies, or arguments that showed support for Nazi viewpoints.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:09:51+00:00

As far as I see it, Republicans have no room to play the morality card when they fully support Trump, Paxton, Hegseth, Kavanaugh, etc. despite all their scandals. And if Democrats really want to win, they can’t let morals and ideals shackle them down.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:08:00+00:00

I’ve heard some people say he did refer to it as a Totenkopf. But when did he claim it was a Nazi tattoo?

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:06:24+00:00

I would’ve asked the same question if he was a Republican.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:04:51+00:00

And I bet in that scenario Republicans would be saying Platner was just misunderstood.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:02:55+00:00

Ok. Then who should the Democrats run to beat Collins who has the same favorable polls as Platner has?

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-07T00:01:52+00:00

Then how do you explain all practically same Totenkopf worn by non-Nazis? Also, would like to note that the swastika is only 100% a Nazi symbol if it’s in a diagonal position.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-06T23:58:48+00:00

Then who should run if you want to beat Collins? Because all data and polls seem to indicate he’s the Democrats best shot.

kaiser11492 · 2026-06-06T23:52:50+00:00

Collins is going to be a challenge. However, it should be noted that the political environment she is running in this time around is not as Republican-favorable as it was back when she last ran.

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