Do you support Janet Mills or Graham Platner for Maine Democratic senatorial candidate?

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156. I didn't say we should ignore it

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But there is a risk of being hyper-sensitive to an issue that may not really be there. I believe that tendency toward the drama and hypersensitivity is one of the turn-offs that makes it so difficult for Dems to win elections when we favor policies that the public agrees with to the tune of 60%, 70%, even 80%.

And our tendency to allow the boomer generation to continue be the sole representation of our Party is another of those turn-offs.

I want to win elections. We can't help anybody with special interest concerns if we can't win elections. That does not mean we should be willing to accept weak, unqualified, deceptive, misguided, inexperienced, corrupt or just plain evil candidates. I am simply saying you are focusing on some details that may be overblown, and are very likely the result of an organized campaign from within other factions of the Party, just as we have seen in NYC. We owe it to all Dems everywhere to not allow the old guard to kneecap younger people in order for the old guard to remain in control of a diminishing enterprise.

I am 100% for scrutinizing and vetting Plattner. And I am 100% against promoting an 88-year old for a term in the Senate. The best answer may be "neither of the above".