2026 Congressional Elections

[pfife]

38 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

  I get it though, you like the dude who had the Nazi tattoo for 20 years and claims he didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo. 

Oops you got caught lying about me.  Denounced in October 2025.  Receipts:  

so if you are willing to lie to me about me, and lie to me about what you posted, youre probably totally cool with lying to me about the VA system as well.  

Im sorry you soiiled what little credibility you had. 

[GalagaGuy]

We'll talk again once you prove to have even a basic understanding of the VA disability program.  

[pfife]

Nah hoss we will talk when I decide I want to hear from a proven liar.

[romad1]

5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

so by the numbers: in 2020 Gideon got 72% of the a democratic primary vote total of 162K, or 116K votes

Collins got 87K votes out of 88.5K cast

in 2026 with 93% in, Platner got 72% of a democratic primary vote total. The total is est to be 222K so Platner's 72% would be 158K votes

There is no tally on the GOP side as Collins was unopposed this time.

The population of Maine is only 4% higher than it was in 2020.

So Platner got 42K more votes than Gideon did (FWIW - Gideon lost the general in 2020 by 70K)

Unfortunately since Collins' vote wasn't totalled we don't know if the larger Dem turnout was 'new voters' or ex-Collins voters changing sides  or even GOP leaning independents voting for Platner because they think he was the weaker candidate against Collins. (Independents in Maine could vote in either primary).

 

2020 Collins had the help of a 5% independent vote for Lisa Savage to dilute Gideon's vote.   I would guess the Platner campaign will have to deal with something like that this time because the GOP has a lot of money to spend on such electioneering.  

I think based on the fact that this is not a Presidential year that Platner has the advantage that the low-intensity lean-GOP voters who come out in Presidential elections who won't.  

 

[Motown Bombers]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

If there were issues around this and Mills's team didn't bother to run it down or sat on it, she's as incompetent as Platner may be toxic.

No, they weren’t going to damage a Democrat in the primary. The naivety about this guy is astounding.