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Nixie

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163. This explains all the shirtless and posing pictures and

Sun May 31, 2026, 02:45 AM

17 hrs ago

those look pretty recent. Makes you wonder what other pictures were sent while sexting and when we’ll find out about them.

Sadly, this might make Collin’s look like the more stable and reliable choice for those that don’t really care about the bros.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Chasstev365 Yesterday OP

There were many red flags but we chose to ignore them. Pisces Yesterday #1

Not all of us. ananda Yesterday #41

WE?? Skittles 23 hrs ago #90

"We" The proverbial Democrats. We supported this guy ala Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Pisces 23 hrs ago #100

yeah well, again.... Skittles 22 hrs ago #110

!!! sheshe2 19 hrs ago #126

You can't blame the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad DNC for this guy. W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #132

Yes, he's supported by the Progressive Establishment. betsuni 18 hrs ago #145

Who are, I hear, anti-establishment. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #173

Wow, at least 5 stories on this in the first 20. dem4decades Yesterday #2

I didn't care for either candidate JBTaurus83 Yesterday #3

Agreed -misanthroptimist Yesterday #33

Jeez! surfered Yesterday #4

The latest reported problem is only one of many. niyad Yesterday #5

Ah yes, thanks Rawstory for providing, what is it? What exactly? mr715 Yesterday #6

NYT and WSJ. You could read about it. mcar Yesterday #18

This message was self-deleted by its author mr715 Yesterday #19

Whatever. mcar Yesterday #20

I went a little overboard. mr715 Yesterday #21

Multiple news outlets. Google it. surfered Yesterday #58

My reflex is to make fun of rawstory mr715 Yesterday #61

I understand. In this case, it's not just Raw Story . It's everybody surfered Yesterday #65

What's that Rachel Maddow saying? W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #135

I prefer John Fetterman to Susan Collins mr715 19 hrs ago #136

And I'd prefer a strong Democrat with a proven track record who we can reliably count on over all 3. W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #143

People in hell want ice water. mr715 18 hrs ago #146

Is that what you call voting for a strong Democrat that has actually walked the walk and not just talked the talk? W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #149

David Costello is on the ballot for the June 9th primary. MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #155

Im glad his wife and he did the work they needed to do to keep their marriage strong. Nanjeanne Yesterday #7

For the record, as a Graham Platner skeptic mr715 Yesterday #8

What happened to freedom of expression DaBronx 23 hrs ago #104

The primary is soon. mr715 22 hrs ago #108

And here's some more: mr715 Yesterday #9

but Raw Story! Cirsium Yesterday #23

But Susan Collins! mr715 Yesterday #24

Here's another difference between Democrats and Republicans: Republicans wouldn't care. surfered Yesterday #10

But the corporate media will make this an issue! Chasstev365 Yesterday #12

Just to be clear, I did not mean we shouldn't care. surfered Yesterday #16

Sorry to butt in mr715 Yesterday #43

It demonstrates poor judgement. Not only on moral grounds, but expecting so many instances of it not to eventually come surfered Yesterday #51

I mean, what the hell do we know? mr715 Yesterday #54

😁🙏 surfered Yesterday #56

When Trump was running the first time oberle 13 hrs ago #175

I don't know.. whathehell Yesterday #47

I know, too. We wanted so much to control the senate surfered Yesterday #68

Yes, and we may still do that whathehell 23 hrs ago #86

👍 surfered 23 hrs ago #87

You betcha! whathehell 23 hrs ago #89

Consider Abbot in TX. Igel 19 hrs ago #123

Bring back Governor Mils LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #11

She had her opportunity to do opposition research. mr715 Yesterday #13

Seriously? MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #98

Nope, not enough. mr715 23 hrs ago #102

Has to be somebody else's fault. Panic as conspiracy is cobbled together. betsuni 21 hrs ago #114

Useless comment. It's Platner or Collins. Intractable 15 hrs ago #170

Don't forget "Black people don't tip" MichMan 18 hrs ago #142

I had forgotten it MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #156

Not being a Mainer, I don't know the story behind her not being the heir to this seat... Mark.b2 Yesterday #52

She is still on the primary ballot. nt sheshe2 19 hrs ago #129

Just makes me despise senator Collins even more!! aeromanKC Yesterday #14

Who made this public, an aide working for Platner's campaign doing oppo research on their own candidate? sop Yesterday #15

I wonder if that Platner aide MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #82

That was my question on an earlier Cha 19 hrs ago #138

Many of us have been warning about him. nt mcar Yesterday #17

Of course! MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #94

He's going to be another Fetterman JustAnotherGen 22 hrs ago #105

That should make centrists happy. Emile 15 hrs ago #169

The midterm results will be positive either way gulliver Yesterday #22

We don't have that type of time JBTaurus83 Yesterday #25

If it gets too obvious he's going to lose... gulliver Yesterday #29

He's ahead by 9 points. mr715 Yesterday #31

If something like that were to come out JBTaurus83 Yesterday #40

He is not the official nominee. The ME primary election is June 9. N/T lapucelle 23 hrs ago #95

Which Democratic strategist was that? sheshe2 19 hrs ago #130

No -- We only win the Senate with Graham Platner. mr715 Yesterday #26

Correct JBTaurus83 Yesterday #27

If Graham Platner is losing in Maine mr715 Yesterday #28

Let's see if there's unrecoverable damage gulliver Yesterday #32

To the reality of winning? mr715 Yesterday #34

Could be worse SSJVegeta Yesterday #30

I was a Mills supporter but that's water under the bridge MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #103

Truth is, nobody's perfect. SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #144

This is true MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #150

And his nazi tattoo and his inappropriate texts, and his comments supporting violence in politics SSJVegeta 17 hrs ago #159

Bottom line, Trump has to be put in check. Too oasis Yesterday #35

This MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #106

Meh fujiyamasan Yesterday #36

again... B.See Yesterday #37

Another anti Planter post chelsea0011 Yesterday #38

Correct MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #107

"We did the hard work that marriage requires...." mzmolly Yesterday #39

I need you to know MzMolly, I really like you and your opinions. mr715 Yesterday #45

Don't count on Mills for having done any oppo research WSHazel Yesterday #42

Talarico and Platner should switch races. sop Yesterday #44

Switch wives. Make it a reality TV show. mr715 Yesterday #46

I don't waste time on candidates who lie or hide facts to get nominated. delisen Yesterday #48

Ossoff is a dynamo mr715 Yesterday #50

On that we agree. yorkster 19 hrs ago #124

I'd love to see that, but Jon isn't thinking anywhere near that DFW 17 hrs ago #160

He's going to walk away with it. mr715 17 hrs ago #162

He will NOT have an easy race, and he knows it DFW 13 hrs ago #174

We shouldn't accept the claim that Platner was "sexting" anyone without seeing the texts. He's controversial... demmiblue Yesterday #49

You are accusing a Democrat of being a white nationalist. mr715 Yesterday #53

It's humor and it's funny Quiet Em Yesterday #59

I guess mr715 Yesterday #62

No fan of Platner, but could he do a Bill Clinton 1992 primary talk karynnj Yesterday #55

Who cares about his sex life? mr715 Yesterday #57

We don't know yet if voters in Maine care, this just came out karynnj Yesterday #63

If you are comparing Clinton to Platner mr715 Yesterday #64

Do you remember the 1992 primaries? karynnj Yesterday #66

I was pretty young. mr715 Yesterday #67

I hate to admit I was already 42. karynnj Yesterday #69

So you are around my parents age... mr715 Yesterday #70

I liked Brown, Tsongus and Harkin karynnj Yesterday #72

is that the bar we want to set? Skittles 23 hrs ago #91

Respectfully, it is a low bar. mr715 23 hrs ago #92

we don't have to lower ourselves to it either Skittles 22 hrs ago #111

I prefer to leave Maine elections to voters in Maine. I would love to hear the thoughts of Mainers. walkingman Yesterday #60

I was always told to Vote Blue No Matter Who AZProgressive Yesterday #71

But David Costello, a 65-year-old Brunswick Democrat Sewa Yesterday #73

Why leak this now? Who benefits? AloeVera Yesterday #74

Wait a sec... purity tests? mr715 Yesterday #76

Think of it as the Literal Purity Test. AloeVera Yesterday #79

Oh I get it, so as long as kneel on enough glass mr715 Yesterday #81

Why yes! But actually... AloeVera Yesterday #83

Gonna level with ya -- I still think Platner is gonna win. mr715 Yesterday #84

I do too. AloeVera 23 hrs ago #85

"Purity being derived from puritanical." Actually "puritanical" is derived from "purity" (or purify). sop 12 hrs ago #177

We don't know who leaked it. Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #88

Do you really think Collins' team doesn't have tons of oppo on him? mcar 23 hrs ago #96

Well, let's help her out then! AloeVera 23 hrs ago #97

Oh, so we hide all his red flags? mcar 23 hrs ago #101

Janet Mills suspended her campaign. mr715 22 hrs ago #109

Interesting. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #151

Felonious adulterer and neo-Nazi supporter Paxton is going to shame Platner? AloeVera 22 hrs ago #113

What are his strategies for all those grand plans? MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #154

Populist promises have no strategies. betsuni 16 hrs ago #166

Well. That clinches it. I will never date or marry Graham Platner. Scrivener7 Yesterday #75

Why not? mr715 Yesterday #77

I wouldn't date or marry him before this came out. He's kind of a pig. But I'd vote for him if I lived in Maine. Scrivener7 Yesterday #78

That is the same thinking that got us.............................. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #137

You prefer Collins? Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #172

He is? MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #158

You're seeing another Dem shooting up in the polls? Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #171

he gives me the creeps Skittles 23 hrs ago #93

Winner! AloeVera Yesterday #80

We have a 3-time adulterer in the White House and sexual assaulter videohead5 23 hrs ago #99

That's why I'm going to hold off until November before calling Platner a mistake. BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #112

Read the rest. A Nazi tattoo, among other things. ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #148

It doesn't matter whether we think all this is disqualifiying or not. DemocratSinceBirth 21 hrs ago #115

The primary is June 9th and David Costello yorkster 19 hrs ago #133

We're Democrats. We can overlook just about anything. Seeking Serenity 21 hrs ago #116

We don't know details other than "sexting" TVguyCards 21 hrs ago #117

Seems like an issue between der Austerfuhrer and his wife hardluck 20 hrs ago #118

Unacceptable, please reconsider. mr715 20 hrs ago #119

Hard disagree Music Man 20 hrs ago #120

the real question Skittles 20 hrs ago #122

That's a good question Renew Deal 19 hrs ago #128

yup Skittles 19 hrs ago #131

His wife summed it up well luv2fly 20 hrs ago #121

So I guess they won't be using any negative ads or negative stories against Collins if Platner wins the primary? MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #161

His wife defends him. Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #125

I don't think we made a mistake. We knew all this stuff. oldmanlynn 19 hrs ago #127

Is Mills still on the ballot? RandySF 19 hrs ago #134

yes Quiet Em 19 hrs ago #139

Yes. The three Dems are Mills, David Costello, yorkster 18 hrs ago #141

Once again another epic fail like the idiot in Pa. Historic NY 19 hrs ago #140

Just GD Swell. 😡😠🤬 And It's More Than Steamy Texts. ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #147

I don't get why Platner gets a pass after what transpired with Eric Swallwell jmbar2 18 hrs ago #152

Because there is a difference between infidelity and rape. mr715 18 hrs ago #153

It is unbelievable people are making that comparison Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #167

Oh geez, as a Maine voter I will probably now have to vote for Sue Collins. OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #157

This explains all the shirtless and posing pictures and Nixie 17 hrs ago #163

Collins? Stable? mr715 16 hrs ago #164

I see references to Anthony Weiner and hope there are only oysters, no sausages. betsuni 15 hrs ago #168

I've been at weddings where drunken, overweight buffoons were guests, lapucelle 12 hrs ago #178

Many liberals preferred the Nazi Tattoo over the women's rights/LGBTQ+ progressive Pris 16 hrs ago #165

You need to learn how to spell his name. Emile 12 hrs ago #176