Comments on: The Democrats are holding out for a hero in Maine

By: SCOTT OLSON

SCOTT OLSON — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:23:20 +0000

The popularity of Bernie Sanders is a mystery to me. The man is a Communist, and appears to be rather a dim bulb. But people love him.

By: Gregory Harper

Gregory Harper — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:48:28 +0000

It was always hysterical that the Left thought the effeminate Tim Walz was any normal person’s idea of a manly man. I guess Platner was a reaction to the disastrous Walz choice. “OK, the effeminate weirdo didn’t work. Let’s go with the man with Nazi tattoo and drinking problem.”

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:18:43 +0000

“Because it’s all about casting.” neo

Bingo. Though men & women of integrity have always been rare.

Reagan “had a great delivery and for whatever reason people tended to trust him.” TommyJay

People sense when people speak from the heart. Reagan communicated sincere belief in what he said, a “say what you mean and mean what you say” ‘vibe’.

“It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.” Ronald Reagan

But of course the adult liberals of his day were Kennedy democrats, who loved their country and truly were simply mistaken.

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:30:29 +0000

I’m the guy they’re talking about. Working class, been an electrician almost all of my working life, been a union member for more than 20 years, 9 year navy veteran. I wouldn’t say that the Democrats have lost all of the union members, but they’ve lost most of them that weren’t the true believer types. And they never had me at all. I’ve always referred to myself as IBEW Local xxx’s token libertarian. I don’t think they’ll ever get those guys back, either, especially as long as they keep trying to run candidates like they have so far. Walz was a laughingstock amongst the guys I work with.

By: TommyJay

TommyJay — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:19:09 +0000

Because it’s all about casting. And sometimes an actor has to be replaced while the play is still in production. Our political sphere is largely theatrics and it's largely phony. I've thought about this factor for many years. Ronald Reagan is quite interesting for a number of reasons. It was said at the beginning of his presidential ambitions that he was just an actor. A B-actor at that. But he did have a political track record, and it wasn't just that he was the governor of CA. He had many formative political years before that. From Wiki:

Reagan began shifting to the right when he supported the presidential campaigns of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and Richard Nixon in 1960.[84] When Reagan was contracted by General Electric (GE), he gave speeches to their employees. His speeches had a positive take on free markets.[85] In 1961, Reagan adapted his speeches into another speech to criticize Medicare.[86] In his view, its legislation would have meant "the end of individual freedom in the United States".[87] In 1962, Reagan was dropped by GE,[88] and he formally registered as a Republican.

However, (& this is a big one) it really didn't hurt that he a lot of acting experience under his belt. He had a great delivery and for whatever reason people tended to trust him. This resulted in his label "The Teflon President." His opposition tried, unsuccessfully, to smear him. Now a contrast: Consider the candidacy of John Edwards. A good looking and successful tort lawyer. I would say, a good looking, sleazy and dishonest, but successful, tort lawyer. To someone like a Daniel Moraff, this might look perfect. Someone who made a career out of lying his ass off, and winning in a tough environment (the courtroom). The Dem power elite loved Edwards until they didn't. Because he got caught with his pants down. Rather like Graham Platner.

By: Unwillin' Barkis

Unwillin' Barkis — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:14:05 +0000

We’ll take your beatings
We’ll all be your shills
Where are you Graham Platner?
Where is our Mainer song?
Where is our happy ending?
WHERE HAVE ALL OUR NAZIS GONE!?!