Maine. A state that almost no one who isn't from ever gives a second thought. Yet, here we are fast approaching the 2026 mid-term elections and Maine is the big news item. Not because of any "importance" of the state itself or any product of service it provides. No. Maine is big news because the candidate it's Democrat party somehow elected in spite of glaring flaws, Graham Platner, has dropped out of the race even though he won the party's nomination just weeks ago. Why did he suspend his campaign and drop out? Was it over his Nazi death camp tattoo? Nope. It was because yet another woman has come forward and said he raped her. Notice I said "yet another". Yes. There have been others. Of course Platner denied all of their alligations. The democrats of Maine seemingly said, "Oh we believe Platner over these women" almost in direct oposition to the whole "Believe all women" the party hammered on just a couple of years ago.
Platner has, of course, denied this latest alligation as well. Just like he denied the tattoo on his chest was a Nazi death camp symbol. Lots of denials swirling around this guy, huh?!
So what happens now? Allow me to speculate. First, the democrats will scramble to replace Platner on the ballot. Some democrat with a following will be appointed and will be pushed onto the people of Maine. It will not be a problem for Maine residents. Hey...They voted for a Nazi sympathizer. How much worse could it be?! Second, Platner will never even get a slap on the hand for the rape or any of the other allegations from the numerous other women he was "inappropriate" with. He walks free to sport his antisemitic tattoo as he chooses.
I am not someone who influences a bunch of people, so what I say makes no big difference, but if I had opportunity to say something to the Democrats and the residents of Maine, I would simply say: DO BETTER! You nearly gave the USA a Senator who was an actual Nazi!
OK...Rant over. Does anyone know why we don't give Maine to Canada in exchange for a semi full of their pizza bacon?