• Semester3383@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I am a Maine voter.

    The DNC tried to anoint Mills. The people soundly rejected her, because she is absolutely incapable of meeting the moment. (She’s also pro-Israel, takes money from pro-Israel donors, has actively spoken out against BDS, etc.) The only other two people still in the race don’t even chart in polls against Collins; if they’re the candidate, Collins WILL win. One of the candidates has so little support that she’s trying to get people to write her in on the ballot, because she couldn’t hit the numbers she needed to be on the primary ballot.

    The DNC is flatly opposed to Platner, because everything he claims to believe will upset their financial applecart.

    The voting public isn’t “swallowing” it; what’s not happening in most of these stories is people talking to actual voters. The voters see who he is, listen to him, and believe him when he says that he’s dealt with PTSD, has been through a lot of therapy, and is a better person than he was.