And a great one you are. :) I’m just saying what a lot of us are thinking. Republicans will scorch the earth to win. Democrats still think decency/reason are strategies. They aren't.Coalition building starts with clarity of purpose, not compromise for its own sake.

Doesn’t take most to cave. Just enough. The wind was at their backs. Why capitulate?

“Modest income” in even Central ME means U can still get a job or hop on a bus, access Wi-Fi. In Wash Co, no public transport. No Wifi. No jobs. Nursing home closed, OB/GYN closed. Your road hasn’t been fixed in 25 years. There's no ACCESS.
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Platner’s old Reddit was sloppy. But, rural Mainers don't think those posts are worse than establishment Dems ignoring rural issues. Elder care is collapsing quietly while the state chases urban development grants. Guns & hunting are treated as moral failings, etc. I could go on.

I never said they were all well off or deeply rich. Weird you read that. There are both cultural and economic differences though that make them seem worlds apart. Establishment DEMS can't (or won't) address it. The days of DEMS = blue collar workers are so far gone & the gap is widening.

In Maine, this is par for the course. Most people I know who need specialized care have to drive to Boston to get it. (6 hours or more.)

"Girl"? Sounds like you have alot of "nutty opinions". Including, alienating those people in the middle you'll need some day. But, you do you.

"Nutty opinion". Ok. Keep alienating. When you aren't keyboard warrioring open a book and look up how coalition building works. Pick your battles or you'll lose the war...unbelievable.

That reaction is exactly why authoritarian wannabe Trump got elected. You go keep going on with that antagonism we'll see how this works out for you. Repubs are destroying due process, shredding the Constitution and the OP is outraged over raw milk, which is a real nothingburger. Dems are feckless.

Absolutely not. The point is, focus on something worth focusing on. Small dairy isn't it...unless Dems want to lose more small farmers. It's nuts to be outraged over that.

I'm behind testing and compliance. With that said, is this the hill Dems want to die on? I drink raw milk a lot here in rural Maine and the reason I do is because I know the farmers.. It's not as big of a concern to me as killing due process...