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Re: Divided Field Gives Republicans Lifeline in Montana

politicalwire — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:22:40 -0000

No. Montana U.S. Senate races are decided by plurality, not by runoff.

Re: Political Wire Readers Are Not Like the Rest of America

politicalwire — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:20 -0000

About 3,000 of you took the quiz

Re: Political Wire Readers Are Not Like the Rest of America

politicalwire — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:59:53 -0000

It's coming. There's been a technical issue

Re: Postcard from Berlin

politicalwire — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:57:05 -0000

Exactly

Re: Postcard from Berlin

politicalwire — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:33:24 -0000

The Treaty of Versailles was unambiguous in placing all blame on Germany

Re: Postcard from Berlin

politicalwire — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:20:11 -0000

I wondered that too but no signs were visible to a tourist, as far as I could tell.

Re: Postcard from Berlin

politicalwire — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:17:04 -0000

Of course, the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman or much of an empire.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:53:28 -0000

Well, you read about it on Political Wire:
https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/30/under-age-girl-claims-trump-forced-oral-sex/

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:50:11 -0000

It's a long time until the election -- and unfortunately it doesn't look like the economy is headed in the right directions for most voters.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:48:52 -0000

Yeah, I think the map is bigger too. But Maine is definitely winnable for the Dems.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:47:24 -0000

With this one exception, he's run an incredible campaign.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:45:52 -0000

Wow, more complaining about double standards. Folks, politics isn't fair. Both parties are treated differently. That's just a fact. Winners accept it and and figure out how to operate in the environment they have.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:43:28 -0000

Yeah, there might be more.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:42:32 -0000

Interesting enough, he hasn't done anything with his zipper as far as we know! But the media thinks he might have -- and if he has, they will probably find it.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:41:15 -0000

It may be true that no one cares. But there are still plenty of stories about it published every hour.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:37:12 -0000

My gut says the vast majority of voters agree with you.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:36:34 -0000

You can complain about double standards until the end of time. They're a reality in politics. Politics ain't beanbag. Democrats have to understand how to work with the environment they were given.

Trump did the same thing. So much of what Trump does would not work for any other politician.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:35:04 -0000

For many, that's definitely good enough. The question is whether that is 51% of voters in Maine.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:28:42 -0000

Yep, this race has to be all about Susan Collins.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:25:38 -0000

It's a good point. It made no sense that his wife would be the first to respond.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:24:43 -0000

That was one of the great injustices I've ever seen in all of my years following politics.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:23:39 -0000

I think he should just say, with his wife, I've made mistakes -- like everyone -- but our marriage has never been stronger. That might have ended everything.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:19:53 -0000

It's very true the news media treats the political parties differently. But each party needs to figure that out. Complaining about it does nothing because it's just a reality of politics.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:18:37 -0000

Yes, there's still time to own it. I hope he does. It would be great for our politics if we stopped this nonsense pretending that our politicians need to be so pure.

Re: What Graham Platner Did Wrong

politicalwire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:17:32 -0000

If you attack the media for reporting something that's true, it's a signal that you're hiding something. No politician -- establishment or insurgent -- is immune to that.