Mills replaced a Republican troglodyte and has won the whole state of Maine in 4 consecutive elections now (2 as AG). I’d need to see some evidence for your dismissal. I think she’s been great Bernie Sanders is 5 years older than Mills. It’s his endorsement of Platner that sent the guy’s star rising. Here we see misogyny in its full glory, with a side of ageism. Ugly.
I agree. Were I a Mainer, my vote would be a Mills vote. Platner has scared me from the start but that’s all on Maine’s plate to determine. I’m just glad I’ve got a great choice in Roy Cooper this year.
I lived in Maine a long time but no more so watching from the sidelines with frustration. Maine will determine it but we will all suffer if Collins wins. It’s a similar situation as NCs— 2 term governor running for Senate. You are lucky to have Cooper!
You may be right about her chances, but not about her long life of distinguished public service and winning statewide elections. She steered Maine out of some hateful waters, including finally expanding Medicaid. Platner has no experience or sign of prior interest in public service. Maine is betting that a white man will beat Mills partly because he has no record and can be imagined as a savior. Of course if he wins the primary I’ll be praying he wins, and then I’ll have to pray that he has the faintest idea of how to do the enormous job he’s been elected to without qualifications.
I like Mamdani. I think he’s a very talented politician. I think he’s done a good job and I think he will moderate his views the longer he’s in office because I think he wants to get things done will learn that he needs to bring people along instead of expecting them to follow. i think the grocery store idea will become a boondoggle that fails.
I think voters have changed and are more forgiving for bad behavior than years past, as long as the man (it’s always the man) demonstrates contrition. Trump has demonstrated that character doesn’t matter anymore. Just be authentic!
The key to winning in November will be undoubtedly be turnout. And since it is a midterm election we'll have to work harder to turn out our voters including independents with buyers regret who unfortunately helped swing the election to Trump in 2024.
One way to do that is by writing postcards! Postcards to Swing States is launching their "Get Out the Vote" campaign next week! (The postcards won't be mailed until October). From an email I received from their postcard team⬇️
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Join us on Tues. May 12 on YouTube Live at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to learn about our Get Out the Vote postcard program for the 2026 midterms. We're also excited to share the results of our research measuring the effectiveness of our innovative News Boosting postcards!
We'll begin sign-ups on April 28 for our Get Out the Vote postcards for the November 2026 midterm elections. Our initial states include Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. We'll start sign-ups for competitive US House races in June. All the mailing dates for these programs are in October.
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Indivisible CLT is going in big on writing postcards to low-propensity progressive-leaning Democrats and my front porch is a pick-up point for PTSS postcards for North Carolina.
Order a batch of postcards next week and start your own postcard writing network to bring home the win for Roy Cooper, Anita Earls and enough Democratic NC General Assembly candidates to ensure that no more vetoes by Gov. Stein get over-ridden!!
I wonder if the main concern driving independent voters this fall will be which candidate is likely to help me economically. Economic anxiety will likely be even higher in the fall due to this disastrous war. If Dems on the left have strong economic arguments, that could be good enough.
Platner sounds more like a GOP candidate when you list all of his negatives. It’s obvious why Collins has a low level of support. People are as tired of her being “concerned” about an issue and voting the wrong way anyhow (like Tillis but not as bad) as they are reactionary centrists.
I wasn’t sure about him but did not like the other choices. So far NYC. Has not fallen apart like a lot of the rest of the country and the news is pretty good.
Not sure Platner will pan out. I wouldn’t vote for him. I think Mills can win. Agree with comments on your promotion of misogyny and ageism. Misogyny always works. Ageism should only work if the candidate is out of touch with moving the country forward with democratic principles- healthcare, education, no wars, reconstruction of global markets, etc
Mills replaced a Republican troglodyte and has won the whole state of Maine in 4 consecutive elections now (2 as AG). I’d need to see some evidence for your dismissal. I think she’s been great Bernie Sanders is 5 years older than Mills. It’s his endorsement of Platner that sent the guy’s star rising. Here we see misogyny in its full glory, with a side of ageism. Ugly.
I agree. Were I a Mainer, my vote would be a Mills vote. Platner has scared me from the start but that’s all on Maine’s plate to determine. I’m just glad I’ve got a great choice in Roy Cooper this year.
I lived in Maine a long time but no more so watching from the sidelines with frustration. Maine will determine it but we will all suffer if Collins wins. It’s a similar situation as NCs— 2 term governor running for Senate. You are lucky to have Cooper!
She’s trailing in four consecutive polls by more than 25 points. I don’t think she can make that up in two months.
You may be right about her chances, but not about her long life of distinguished public service and winning statewide elections. She steered Maine out of some hateful waters, including finally expanding Medicaid. Platner has no experience or sign of prior interest in public service. Maine is betting that a white man will beat Mills partly because he has no record and can be imagined as a savior. Of course if he wins the primary I’ll be praying he wins, and then I’ll have to pray that he has the faintest idea of how to do the enormous job he’s been elected to without qualifications.
I think you are wrong on Platner. I think he beats Susan Collins.
While in general I tend to agree with your positions I think Platner can win. By the way, where did your stand on Mamdani? How do you rate him so far?
I like Mamdani. I think he’s a very talented politician. I think he’s done a good job and I think he will moderate his views the longer he’s in office because I think he wants to get things done will learn that he needs to bring people along instead of expecting them to follow. i think the grocery store idea will become a boondoggle that fails.
I think voters have changed and are more forgiving for bad behavior than years past, as long as the man (it’s always the man) demonstrates contrition. Trump has demonstrated that character doesn’t matter anymore. Just be authentic!
I know that drives pundits crazy
Check out the latest polling data in this post in Strength in Numbers:
https://gelliottmorris.substack.com/p/2026-04-21-april-strength-in-numbers-verasight-poll?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
The key to winning in November will be undoubtedly be turnout. And since it is a midterm election we'll have to work harder to turn out our voters including independents with buyers regret who unfortunately helped swing the election to Trump in 2024.
One way to do that is by writing postcards! Postcards to Swing States is launching their "Get Out the Vote" campaign next week! (The postcards won't be mailed until October). From an email I received from their postcard team⬇️
------------
Join us on Tues. May 12 on YouTube Live at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to learn about our Get Out the Vote postcard program for the 2026 midterms. We're also excited to share the results of our research measuring the effectiveness of our innovative News Boosting postcards!
Link to register: https://www.mobilize.us/ptp/event/937762/
We'll begin sign-ups on April 28 for our Get Out the Vote postcards for the November 2026 midterm elections. Our initial states include Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. We'll start sign-ups for competitive US House races in June. All the mailing dates for these programs are in October.
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Indivisible CLT is going in big on writing postcards to low-propensity progressive-leaning Democrats and my front porch is a pick-up point for PTSS postcards for North Carolina.
Order a batch of postcards next week and start your own postcard writing network to bring home the win for Roy Cooper, Anita Earls and enough Democratic NC General Assembly candidates to ensure that no more vetoes by Gov. Stein get over-ridden!!
I wonder if the main concern driving independent voters this fall will be which candidate is likely to help me economically. Economic anxiety will likely be even higher in the fall due to this disastrous war. If Dems on the left have strong economic arguments, that could be good enough.
Platner sounds more like a GOP candidate when you list all of his negatives. It’s obvious why Collins has a low level of support. People are as tired of her being “concerned” about an issue and voting the wrong way anyhow (like Tillis but not as bad) as they are reactionary centrists.
Completely agree. Let’s get Cooper in
I wasn’t sure about him but did not like the other choices. So far NYC. Has not fallen apart like a lot of the rest of the country and the news is pretty good.
Not sure Platner will pan out. I wouldn’t vote for him. I think Mills can win. Agree with comments on your promotion of misogyny and ageism. Misogyny always works. Ageism should only work if the candidate is out of touch with moving the country forward with democratic principles- healthcare, education, no wars, reconstruction of global markets, etc
Maine has only bad choices.