there are millions of people qualified to run for office in Maine, who don’t have a history of nazi tattoos or sex pestery
And where are they? They’re not in office, that’s for sure. And they’re also not running.
Why is that? It’s one thing to bitch about a dearth of candidates, but before Trump and throughout American history it was often the case that any big race had at least half a dozen candidates at minimum, often more. And a federal Senate seat is a big race.
So where are all the candidates?
Look to the two-party political establishment itself for that: the closer you look at how they get and keep power, the more you’ll see all the ways, large and small, in which they have made maintaining that Senate seat in donor-purchased hands far more important than the interests of their voters.
Somehow, Platner has gotten past all that. There should be more candidates, sure. But don’t go blaming a first-time candidate for what is just another symptom of the sick system he is running to change.
And where are they? They’re not in office, that’s for sure. And they’re also not running.
Why is that? It’s one thing to bitch about a dearth of candidates, but before Trump and throughout American history it was often the case that any big race had at least half a dozen candidates at minimum, often more. And a federal Senate seat is a big race.
So where are all the candidates?
Look to the two-party political establishment itself for that: the closer you look at how they get and keep power, the more you’ll see all the ways, large and small, in which they have made maintaining that Senate seat in donor-purchased hands far more important than the interests of their voters.
Somehow, Platner has gotten past all that. There should be more candidates, sure. But don’t go blaming a first-time candidate for what is just another symptom of the sick system he is running to change.