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No BS. I stand for justice. Old enough to remember when poll tax was legal and Help Wanted ads in newspapers were listed by gender. Young enough to earn my BA 3 years after I qualified for the senior citizen discount on my weed 🤓
That sounds plausible.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
That sounds plausible.
Maybe the question should be why did he run for the House back then? Perhaps there was no support/opportunity to run for governor at that point in his career. I don’t know him that well 🤣
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Maybe the question should be why did he run for the House back then? Perhaps there was no support/opportunity to run for governor at that point in his career. I don’t know him that well 🤣
From what I know of Troy he likes the feeling of being effective & a governor can take direct action for the good of the people Maine. He’s pragmatic but has ideals, not angles. It’s corny, I’m accused of being cultist about the few progressives in our politics, but it’s idealism.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
From what I know of Troy he likes the feeling of being effective & a governor can take direct action for the good of the people Maine. He’s pragmatic but has ideals, not angles. It’s corny, I’m accused of being cultist about the few progressives in our politics, but it’s idealism.
For decades the MDP establishment has abandoned us rural folks to the loving care of the ever more extreme GOP. You fully embrace mediocrity, fearful of standing out & standing up. True progressives like Jackson had to make it without any respect from the fossilized MDP dinosaurs.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For decades the MDP establishment has abandoned us rural folks to the loving care of the ever more extreme GOP. You fully embrace mediocrity, fearful of standing out & standing up. True progressives like Jackson had to make it without any respect from the fossilized MDP dinosaurs.
This is a battle of margins - the independent vote is crucial and Mills isn’t gonna steal anyone away from Collins because Mills also stands for the status quo, the stale old machine politics that turned people toward Trump.
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a battle of margins - the independent vote is crucial and Mills isn’t gonna steal anyone away from Collins because Mills also stands for the status quo, the stale old machine politics that turned people toward Trump.
He’s respected in his community. He’s got the IT factor, which Mills doesn’t - and she has COVID baggage and her age dragging her low energy vibes down. Collins doesn’t have IT - she’s afraid of talking to her constituents, hasn’t for years. She wants to run against the most vulnerable Democrat.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
He’s respected in his community. He’s got the IT factor, which Mills doesn’t - and she has COVID baggage and her age dragging her low energy vibes down. Collins doesn’t have IT - she’s afraid of talking to her constituents, hasn’t for years. She wants to run against the most vulnerable Democrat.
Bullshit peddled by Republicans who know Collins can beat Mills but not Platner. Mills is a Bill Clinton era corporate Democrat who always makes the least progressive choices possible.
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bullshit peddled by Republicans who know Collins can beat Mills but not Platner. Mills is a Bill Clinton era corporate Democrat who always makes the least progressive choices possible.
Political parties have moved so far right that she’s essentially an old school moderate Republican.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Political parties have moved so far right that she’s essentially an old school moderate Republican.
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Typo - *Maine* is just a collection of small towns I think Angus King said that - even the largest would simply be called towns in other states.
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Typo - *Maine* is just a collection of small towns I think Angus King said that - even the largest would simply be called towns in other states.
Nope Collins is afraid of him, she wants to run against Mills, the only potential opponent she can make look old.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nope Collins is afraid of him, she wants to run against Mills, the only potential opponent she can make look old.
DC wonks would dismiss Abraham Lincoln in the same way, calling him an unpolished amateur, not recognizing his value. He may be the 21st century version, a flawed human whose hard knocks made him a better man, not a bitter man. There’s no denying his charisma & ability to voice our concerns.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
DC wonks would dismiss Abraham Lincoln in the same way, calling him an unpolished amateur, not recognizing his value. He may be the 21st century version, a flawed human whose hard knocks made him a better man, not a bitter man. There’s no denying his charisma & ability to voice our concerns.
He’s not magic. He’s a Mainer who has an education, has an oyster farm (hard work), has been elected to local office. He’s harbormaster, a job that DC wonks have never heard of before & don’t understand. He’s popular in a town of Republicans, he has social emotional intelligence. 2/3
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
He’s not magic. He’s a Mainer who has an education, has an oyster farm (hard work), has been elected to local office. He’s harbormaster, a job that DC wonks have never heard of before & don’t understand. He’s popular in a town of Republicans, he has social emotional intelligence. 2/3
DC wonks can’t wrap their heads around the fact that CD2 is a collection of working class towns. We sent our kids to the endless war and they came back with baggage. It takes time and effort to find themselves after that. He’s one of us, not a city slicker. 1/3
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
DC wonks can’t wrap their heads around the fact that CD2 is a collection of working class towns. We sent our kids to the endless war and they came back with baggage. It takes time and effort to find themselves after that. He’s one of us, not a city slicker. 1/3
I had the same experience with Joe.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I had the same experience with Joe.
The price of reopening the government is Congress has closed the loophole, intoxicating substances derived from hemp are illegal. And Maine state law only applies to cannabis, not hemp. So you’re gonna have to go to cannabis shops for THC products, not the corner store.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The price of reopening the government is Congress has closed the loophole, intoxicating substances derived from hemp are illegal. And Maine state law only applies to cannabis, not hemp. So you’re gonna have to go to cannabis shops for THC products, not the corner store.
That’s the vibe I get from Dunlap, I’ve never met people who have first hand knowledge. I’m not an insider w/info pipelines in Augusta, lol, or a long term ME poli sci prof expert in the field tho I have an education. But “Oh The Places I’ve Been, The Jobs I’ve Worked & The People I’ve Met!”
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November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
That’s the vibe I get from Dunlap, I’ve never met people who have first hand knowledge. I’m not an insider w/info pipelines in Augusta, lol, or a long term ME poli sci prof expert in the field tho I have an education. But “Oh The Places I’ve Been, The Jobs I’ve Worked & The People I’ve Met!”
Primary races will amp up after the new year. I’m worried GOP is already trying behind the scenes to manipulate Dem primary voters into thinking only Mills can win the general. The ad shows how Sneaky Susie will beat Mills in the general while looking like Goody Two Shoes / Mrs Clean.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Primary races will amp up after the new year. I’m worried GOP is already trying behind the scenes to manipulate Dem primary voters into thinking only Mills can win the general. The ad shows how Sneaky Susie will beat Mills in the general while looking like Goody Two Shoes / Mrs Clean.
I won’t vote Mills in the primary no matter what. She’s done an acceptable job as governor, although she disappointed me on several occasions, proving she’s a Bill Clinton era Democrat. She’s his age! We need to look to the future of the party, not play reruns of the tired old 1990s party.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I won’t vote Mills in the primary no matter what. She’s done an acceptable job as governor, although she disappointed me on several occasions, proving she’s a Bill Clinton era Democrat. She’s his age! We need to look to the future of the party, not play reruns of the tired old 1990s party.
When I lived in Troy Jackson’s district, he responded to inquiries, showed up at my house once to answer a question (and I wasn’t living just a few minutes away from him). I will vote for Jackson no matter the office or who else is running for the nomination.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
When I lived in Troy Jackson’s district, he responded to inquiries, showed up at my house once to answer a question (and I wasn’t living just a few minutes away from him). I will vote for Jackson no matter the office or who else is running for the nomination.
Yeah, Joe’s not gonna take any chances, take any stands. He didn’t even bother to respond to this constituent who asked him last year to help talk sense into Golden or help find a primary opponent. He’s apparently an empty vessel just taking up space.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yeah, Joe’s not gonna take any chances, take any stands. He didn’t even bother to respond to this constituent who asked him last year to help talk sense into Golden or help find a primary opponent. He’s apparently an empty vessel just taking up space.
Cannabis is legal in Maine. I don’t think hemp and hemp products are included - they are definitely a separate category from cannabis.
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Cannabis is legal in Maine. I don’t think hemp and hemp products are included - they are definitely a separate category from cannabis.
Collins is a ruthless campaigner, flyers and ads are nonstop, every advantage is exploited. She hides behind PACs and dark money, projecting her carefully crafted Nancy Reagan image. In her latest ad her face is heavily filtered, no quivering voice and nodding head & Mills looks 100 years old.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Collins is a ruthless campaigner, flyers and ads are nonstop, every advantage is exploited. She hides behind PACs and dark money, projecting her carefully crafted Nancy Reagan image. In her latest ad her face is heavily filtered, no quivering voice and nodding head & Mills looks 100 years old.
In practice polling is both an art and a science. An artist creates an outcome they want to use to shape the narrative about their preferred candidate, their methods and questions shape the outcome. A good poll result is a money raising tool, so that is the motivation behind it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In practice polling is both an art and a science. An artist creates an outcome they want to use to shape the narrative about their preferred candidate, their methods and questions shape the outcome. A good poll result is a money raising tool, so that is the motivation behind it.