So Democrats gang up against Mamdani in NY, yet are not speaking out as much against Graham Plantner in ME?

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105. As Democrats, we can do better and not leap for the first fellow that comes along with a high profile endorsement.

This is why it's important to vet candidates. Before "getting in bed" with a candidate who sounds good when reading a speech... it's essential that we look at their past. Things like this reveal much. Of course we all make mistakes and "people change" but was the change genuine and sincere, or was it politically expedient? Was it forced or was it heartfelt? I simply cannot accept the "excuse" that he didn't know what the Totenkopf meant at the time, or in the many MANY years since. Why was it only covered "just now" instead of years ago? How can someone wanting to be a US Senator expect to convince people to vote for them when they are (seemingly) oblivious to the historical context?

I'd hope... expect... that the voters in Maine would want a Democrat who has the experience necessary to serve as an effective leader in the Senate. This is not an "entry level" job for someone who's never held an elected office. And I can assure everyone that Susan Collins and the rest of the GOP are hoping he's the nominee. Easy to defeat, easy to exploit his past statements and actions against him in political ads. Susan Collins would be re-elected in a cakewalk.

We need a stronger candidate... someone without BAGGAGE. We don't need perfect, we just need strong and experienced. Even if Mills is a late-in-life "placeholder" one-term Senator... that's FINE WITH ME. We need to regain control of the Senate RIGHT FUCKING NOW.