• MBech@feddit.dk
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    14 hours ago

    I’ve seen people talk about the only option being Platner for months now. Isn’t the primary like, today? A lot of people have seemed hellbent on absolutely not supporting anyone but Platner, and absolutely not supporting any “Mamdani” to go up against him.

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      13 hours ago

      Isn’t the primary like, today?

      Yeah, but Janet Mills dropped out in April. She was the only significant contender against Platner for the nomination.

      A lot of people have seemed hellbent on absolutely not supporting anyone but Platner

      Mills is currently the most unpopular Governor in the country, with a 29% approval rating (worse than Trump). I don’t think it’s quite so much hellbent on Platner as it is hellbent on not electing another Schumercrat. The only other candidate on the ballot - David Costello - has no budget or constituency. He spent the bulk of his career in Maryland, doing work as a mid-level staffer for the governor.