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She ran out of money. She probably wasn’t going to win but voters haven’t decided anything yet.

If Mills thought she could win, why did she drop out?

She probably should have ran for MI-11 with Stevens running for senate.

The original comparison I was making was Spanberger and Sherril to Platner. Platner is supposed to be the new environment but Normie Dems won big.

Voters didn’t send any message. There hasn’t been an election in Maine. Platner hasn’t won. In 2024, when Biden was forced out, Maine elected 80 year old Angus King. Platner could run for governor and he could choose who replaces Mills if she died. Republicans aren’t attacking Susan Collins for being too old. The only difference between Mills and Sherril or Spanberger is age. Democrats have fully given into the Republican ageism.

First off, you say "besides age" as if age isn't a big deal, particularly at this moment in time for the Democratic Party. It is a huge deal for voters, particularly after Biden was forced to drop out in 2024, after RBG hung on too long to her seat, after watching four D representatives keel over in the past year and a half in a very divided house. But even setting aside the age thing, Spanberger and Sherrill both ran races that were effective to winning support over to their side in the primaries and both were clearly up the challenge of the jobs they were running. Mills, with the campaign she ran, didn't demonstrate any of these things. Voters are sending a message here, whether you and I like it or not. Hope the party establishment learns going forward.... to be fair, they have had some recruiting successes this time around landing Cooper, Peltola, getting Brown to run again, etc., but this was a pretty clear miss on their part.

I’m hopeful that my participation in all aspects of the military industrial complex doesn’t mean i can’t be represented

It's crazy that in this thread there's so much attention spent on Platner and Maine voters being idiots, but very little spent discussing the campaign that Mills ran (and how terrible it was from all accounts). Even setting aside the age thing, she transparently didn't seem invested in the race to the degree that she needed to be. And as a result, she didn't afford the voters much of a choice. Again, saying this as someone who doesn't particularly like Platner and frankly find myself distrustful of the guy, but the situation is just not all that surprising given the circumstances. Hard for me to get worked up about it.

Besides age, how so?

Holland did some good in Edmonton, the Hyman and Ekholm acquisitions were good and the RNH deal is great. Unfortunately things like the Campbell and Nurse contracts also happened. To a lesser extent things like Kassian's extension and the Athanasiou trade too.

Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill are both much different candidates than Janet Mills.

Something may well come.... but people kinda assume the "something", whatever it might be, will end up working. But if people are paying out the ass on gasoline and people are as angry and upset at Donald Trump as they are, particularly in a state like Maine that leans blue, it may not work at all. Expect the unexpected, folks.

As a Never Trumper i concede that i’m only voting against something right now.

conor mcdavid and leon draisatl did that. ken got them darnell nurse's contract.

McMorrow has some things, right or wrong, that she'll have to sort out. She is fine as a state legislator and gave a great speech a few years ago, I like her, but she might not be ready for DC post. I don't think she survives the primary. Stupid MI with their term limits.

No, a young Willie Horton. It's hard to think of him as young.

I also think people of a certain age like the Reds because The Big Red Machine was so exciting and highly publicized.

You said Chris Murphy. McMorrow is a rat****er who was part of the silent coop against Biden.

Oh man I forgot about the Trent Frederic contract ol rapist protector Stan handed out until I got to reddit: Trent Frederic stats for Year 1 of his 8 year extension: 74GP 4G 3A 7P -15+/- with 0 points and 2 healthy scratches in the playoffs Another fun thing: Jack Campbells buyout cap hit goes up next season. They're paying Jarry and Campbell a combined $8 million next season! And they're stuck with Jarry for two more years because of that trade! Absolutely amazing work

Stan Bowman sucks, I'm not sure how anyone would have thought that goalie trade was a good idea.

Holland got the Oilers to back to back SCF. One win and two wins away from the Cup. He did his job.

Mcmorrow is a nazi?

Stancil Cecil Coincidence?

Reds territory is vast. I think it even dips down to the Mississippi suburbs of Memphis. I was blown away when a Tigers/Reds game was blacked out when I was stuck in the Charlotte Airport on a delayed layover.

Normie Dems won big in New Jersey and Virginia. It is not the political environment we are in. A bunch of New England Dems, who are mostly old, decided this caricature is what will save the party.