The fact that Graham Platner is apparently leading Gov. Mills in the Maine primary is ageism out of control

[Jack Valentino]

72. I think it has more to do with the fact that she only just entered the race, while

Platner has been running hard for three months, and seemed to have caught fire
with Democratic voters in Maine---

and lot of those Democratic voters in Maine still haven't heard about the negative Platner stuff,
which only started coming out in the past few days, when these polls were already being taken....

However, 30-some percentage points is a hell of a lead for him to have
over a statewide vote winner, at this stage of the game...

I'm not any "ageism bigot", I vehemently supported President Biden
for renomination despite his age and possibly age-related flukes---
but there is a legitimate concern with her age that Mills might not survive
that one term in the Senate.... We've already had a lot of Democratic House members
die in office over the past few years from old age, often leaving their seats empty for extended periods....

There is likewise a legitimate concern over Platner's past,
and my initial enthusiasm for him has cooled over the past few day's revelations...

I myself had hoped that Gov. Mills could be persuaded to run for this Senate seat,
before Platner entered the race and seemed to catch fire!

Now I think it ought to be left up to the Democratic primary voters in MAINE,
which I am not one and suspect are few and far between on this forum....
and I think that 'outsiders' from Maine on this forum,
ought NOT to be attacking ANY of the DEMOCRATIC Senate candidates in Maine....

From the huge polling lead he seems to have established, it seems to me
that he may not be denied the nomination in the end, without a relentless negative campaign
against him, which would SPLIT the Democratic primary voters in Maine, and result in
another Senate term for 'concerned Susan Collins' !