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87. Shouldn't we be celebrating their conversion to our side?

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 03:16 PM

Jul 8

If we are bashing those who have joined us then we have much larger problems than any of us know.
Those who have joined us on the Dem Party side should be thanked and not scorned.

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Democrats Sold Their Soul for a Senate Seat [View all] PunkinPi Jul 8 OP

That article is pure gaslighting WSHazel Jul 8 #1

Some of us on the left didn't want him. I am literally a Berniecrat, GPV Jul 8 #2

The responsibility for the "piss-poor vetting" goes to Morris Katz, the same guy who brought us Fetterman. lapucelle Jul 8 #9

Anyone who thought Fetterman had a winning strategy and believed GPV Jul 8 #10

Fetterman ran against the Wizard named Oz Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 8 #88

What if Morris Katz "didn't suck"? Cha Jul 8 #11

.... lapucelle Jul 8 #12

lol.. Cha Jul 8 #14

All of this needs to come out in daylight. yardwork Jul 8 #23

Platner had big, big boosters in the media. They shut down each and every discussion. lapucelle Jul 8 #25

That needs to be investigated too. yardwork Jul 8 #111

+1. The 27-year-old wunderkind political strategist who will save Democrats dalton99a Jul 8 #27

Thank you for links! betsuni Jul 8 #37

Is it the same Morris Katz? LeftInTX Jul 8 #50

Yup. N/T lapucelle Jul 8 #52

I don't think that Fetterman was bad until he was hospitalized after being elected question everything Jul 8 #54

Rebecca Katz served as a senior adviser and chief political strategist for John Fetterman's 2022 Senate campaign. lapucelle Jul 8 #57

And yet, he posted the photos of all the Israeli hostages outside his office question everything Jul 8 #61

Indeed he did. Fetterman was on the record as a strong supporter of Israel before his stroke. lapucelle Jul 8 #63

Really weird about wanting to use his own penis in a puberty book, and then including that statement in the book MichMan Jul 8 #71

Katz's publisher had to talk him out of using photos of his own penis in a children's book. lapucelle Jul 8 #72

Now that is rather disturbing. sheshe2 Jul 8 #118

"...and wanted to use pictures of his own..." 3catwoman3 Jul 8 #76

How about MAGAt? MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #82

I was thinking more along the lines of deviant... 3catwoman3 Jul 8 #90

character-defining Skittles Jul 8 #92

Then let's fault The Establishment for failing to present an electable candidate Orrex Jul 8 #3

No. There's no Excuse for Graham Planter. Cha Jul 8 #5

I don't say it as an excuse for Platner. That skeevy fucker can rot in jail. Orrex Jul 8 #8

Partly it's the fault of the Party. Milquetoast incrementalists. Also, GPV Jul 8 #13

You're a Green Party voter who has voted for Republicans? lapucelle Jul 8 #20

A shallow and dismissive stance. I've been a registered GPV Jul 8 #21

So GPV doesn't stand for "Green Party Voter", and you didn't vote for a Republican? lapucelle Jul 8 #24

Okay, play the purity game if it makes you happy. I can forgive you, since GPV Jul 8 #28

Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle Jul 8 #30

Yeah, you guys must have run off the Republican converts GPV Jul 8 #32

Who ran who off? JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #80

Shouldn't we be celebrating their conversion to our side? TVguyCards Jul 8 #87

lol... year we're so "pure"... we'ce been Cha Thursday #134

Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton were both Republicans at one point EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #46

Hillary was one in JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #104

Thank you for complexity, nuance, and depth. mr715 Jul 8 #59

I appreciate that. :) As an educator, it's part of my GPV Jul 8 #60

I have so much respect for special ed support faculty mr715 Jul 8 #62

I'm laughing because of the bathroom anecdote. :) GPV Jul 8 #69

Doctors, nurses, teachers, paras. mr715 Jul 8 #113

I hope you find a wonderful place to be. I'm in one myself, and GPV Jul 8 #115

It is a blessing to teach science. mr715 Jul 8 #119

I sat in for three classes of life science per day this year, but next year we swing GPV Jul 8 #124

I don't have a single JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #101

This is like a bingo card mcar Jul 8 #68

String two of them together lapucelle Jul 8 #123

Nah, let's fault the folks who recruited, boosted, and amplified this guy. lapucelle Jul 8 #17

Ooh, the "Establishment" mcar Jul 8 #66

IKR?! sheshe2 Jul 8 #122

At least the Establishment never presented a rapist krawhitham Jul 8 #97

Swallwell WSHazel Jul 8 #99

That's about as low as the bar can be set Orrex Jul 8 #127

Bouzy is calling out the... PunkinPi Jul 8 #34

I think we've gotten some great progressive, left candidates pinkstarburst Jul 8 #38

Did you notice how AOC and Mamdani didn't wander anywhere near Platner Quiet Em Jul 8 #42

Someone here yesterday called for Sen. Schumer to step down mcar Jul 8 #47

he needs to pass the fucking baton already, regardless Skittles Jul 8 #108

"He was shoved down our throats by the Left" TVguyCards Jul 8 #86

Thanks for Bolding it, Punkin.. Cha Jul 8 #4

Daniel Moraff should find other employment. harumph Jul 8 #6

I started out as a Platner skeptic MustLoveBeagles Jul 8 #49

The Nazi tatoo should have been enough for Democrats. redstatebluegirl Jul 8 #56

I agree 👍 MustLoveBeagles Jul 8 #58

I have yet to meet any quality people pinkstarburst Jul 8 #77

It was up to the voters of Maine SocialDemocrat61 Jul 8 #7

Not going to even read it canetoad Jul 8 #15

such bullshit bigtree Jul 8 #16

yes, NOW Skittles Jul 8 #94

Platner was supposed to be some kind of pushback to party regulars bigtree Jul 8 #100

bottom line is Skittles Jul 8 #105

That preachy BS doesnt account for Democrats wanting something different Renew Deal Jul 8 #18

wanting something different is one thing Skittles Jul 8 #95

Exactly.... OhioBack2Blue Jul 8 #19

And a lot of the responses here condemning the article prove it's point. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 8 #22

the author is a AI developing scammer and promoting troll bigtree Jul 8 #36

The sentiments expressed are what I have been observing in Democratic politics Ms. Toad Jul 8 #41

but the people who were doing that weren't associated with the 'Pod Saves America' left bigtree Jul 8 #43

The opinion piece does not mention "pod saves America." n/t Ms. Toad Jul 8 #44

I included that to emphasize that Platner's support didn't come from the people the author claims bigtree Jul 8 #48

The author doesn't establish who the party is they are referring to EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #26

To be fair pinkstarburst Jul 8 #39

Alas we don't have a time machine. EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #53

Excellent summary of the entire mud-soaked affair Sympthsical Jul 8 #102

Great. I Agree. BannonsLiver Jul 8 #29

He's the founder of Bot Sentinel TVguyCards Jul 8 #89

Thanks for the background. BannonsLiver Jul 8 #91

Platner could just as easily ran as MAGA YorkRd Jul 8 #31

Agree blubunyip Jul 8 #103

Lawrence was great last night on Platner LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 #33

That he was! Thanks for posting. nt PunkinPi Jul 8 #35

The voters voted for him ... the issue is the time we live in Cosmocat Jul 8 #40

Retrumplicans sold their souls for misogyny, racism, fascism, white supremacy and hatred maxrandb Jul 8 #45

Dear god. Garbage awesomerwb1 Jul 8 #51

My favorite part ABC123Easy Jul 8 #55

I got a few of those too mcar Jul 8 #70

Sorry ABC123Easy Jul 8 #74

"It's not a Nazi tattoo" sarisataka Jul 8 #84

Yep ABC123Easy Jul 8 #96

yup Skittles Jul 8 #98

That's right! I forgot ABC123Easy Jul 8 #110

sad thing is, many would still vote for him Skittles Jul 8 #117

Instead of getting upset with who Maine Democratic voters chose as their senate candidate... biocube Jul 8 #64

When did that happen? N/T lapucelle Jul 8 #75

Link to that happening? obamanut2012 Jul 8 #83

Pending... lame54 Jul 8 #65

Yeah, let's just keep doing what we've been doing since it's working out SO well for us. SMDH beaglelover Jul 8 #67

Voters get to make their own choice. IMO there's a better approach to pursue... 31j20b3 Jul 8 #73

THIS. Turned out that, unknown to the electorate B.See Jul 8 #128

The Party ignored? JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #78

There is a lot of that crap to be Progressive dog Jul 8 #79

Who are the disgruntled white men Democrats are "chasing"?? MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #81

Not all Democrats... sarisataka Jul 8 #85

an utterly shameful chapter Skittles Jul 8 #93

Is a refund a possibility? Red Mountain Jul 8 #106

Divisive, simplistic nonsense Easterncedar Jul 8 #107

I first heard of "blue no matter who" during the 2020 primary and it was mostly centrists that were stating that AZProgressive Jul 8 #109

I sold my soul for rock and roll first Stacey Grove Jul 8 #112

I might have, but no one was buying Easterncedar Jul 8 #116

I can forgive him for the "Nazi" tattoo PCB66 Jul 8 #114

Did I sell my soul? mr715 Jul 8 #120

Stopping MAGA and Project 2025, and holding the GOP, Fox, and Heritage responsible should be our #1 priority. Initech Jul 8 #121

Part of the problem is, imho Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 8 #125

It was a hatchet job, timing was sus duckworth969 Jul 8 #126

We can kiss the Senate bye, bye WinningAgain Jul 8 #129

The claim is that "the party ignored the bigotry, the whathehell Jul 8 #130

Bullshit. The dynamics are so much more complicated that this bullshit narrative. pat_k Jul 8 #131

Exactly. Abolishinist Jul 8 #132

So I'm supposed to feel guilty about Maine voters nominating Platner? NOPE Vogon_Glory Jul 8 #133