US Sen. ++Bernie Sanders++ on Sunday rallied in Orono, ++Maine++with progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner, who called for transformative political change to reclaim the ++wealth++that has been “stolen by corrupt politicians and the corporations that bought them.”

Platner, who effectively locked up the Maine’s ++US Senate++Democratic primary after Gov. Janet Mills ++exited the race last month++, placed five-term incumbent Republican Sen. ++Susan Collins++ among the corrupt lawmakers who have sold out ++workers++ and advanced the interests of the billionaire class, which is ++shelling out millions++ to protect Collins’ seat.

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    6 hours ago

    Meta Question: what’s with the ++…++ surrounding all the links? Is that meant as some sort markdown formatting?

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    2 hours ago

    Alright, who’s gonna be the smart guy to call him a rich boy or a secret Nazi? They’re definitely a Maine voter too, always is.

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    5 hours ago

    I wonder about them using terms like “oligarchy” and “fascism”. Is that going to work with the swing voters or republican base? Do they know what those words means or does it sound too much like the academic elite using fancy words they don’t understand?