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Sorry to offend.

Respect your work, and began reading you from your early writing in ME. Respectfully, no one should speak for the tribal leaders, nor imply a political view. Thanks for considering.

Online: 2023 Sullivan Harbor Committee minutes. They politely say twice "it's not clear" Harbor Master is needed (after Platner requested to be HM). State of Maine does not require a HM for such a small harbor. So Platner offers his name if state ever asks
He wanted the title and they didn't resist

Became disillusioned by the big spending profit aspect of the US war machine after he'd signed up w Constellis to make big big $$$ paychecks by driving around heavily armed.

thanks, needed

thanks!

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Appreciate the thoughtful post and yr writing. I don't recognize some assumptions as true for my areas of Maine or relatives, but none vote in so. coastal area most represented in recent polling
I cd mention some differences but don't want to seem argumentative
(My sympathy& best wishes re lawsuit)

He could show his military document that proves the reason for his refusal was sleeve tattoos.
He hasn't.
He could show the documents proving (his story) that his tattoo was grandfathered but someone didn't file his paperwork correctly* so he was denied.
* always someone else's fault

"based on everything presented"
He's presented nothing excpt his own story unverified
Other vets have pointed out implausible parts of his story
Serious issue is his honesty, which relates to other of his explanations too

Margin of error 4%, no? Near election day, pollsters call these results "too close to call." Point is, these results don't prove superiority.

This type article is union politics (no fault, but is not a source for yr "practically crowing about getting Mills to run. Almost as if they were thinking, well, we will lose again, but its a funding opportunity! "

not practically crowing about getting Mills to run. Almost as if they were thinking, well, we will lose again, but its a funding opportunity!

not practically crowing about getting Mills to run. Almost as if they were thinking, well, we will lose again, but its a funding opportunity!

Please give links to all these "story after story"s.
If you can't, then just give 1 that doesn't come from a Platner social media influencer or bot.

Their false presentation of Platner is uncaring about people in Maine, except for manipulating our vote to get what they want. It goes against my former view of their integrity, which I used to think was a feature of their 'platform.'
Naive, yes I know. Layers of naivite.

Thanks. Very strange that so many would keep quiet for so long.

A story Platner told iirc is that the people who came to Maine to recruit him said they already had financial backing for his run. No money necessary from him.
If those people were Daniel Moraff+Leanne Fan, who gave them confidence enough to be able to promise this?

You don't know what Mills is willing to do. Believing her opposition won't inform you. (Ultra RW conservatives and Platner strategistsboth slander against her, might tell you something)

No verifiable + believable record of organizing, leadership, collaborative effort to produce, or education about, legislation and policy. We're expected to accept every story, 0 fact check
& Reporters' verified stories of his past bigotry cause him to attack other Ds to distract fr his own behavior

​Graham Platner uses DC consultants, despite his claims Despite heavy spending on out-of-state consultants, the campaign is being driven by volunteers and grassroots organizing, campaign manager Ben Chin says.

"Graham Platner says he shuns DC consultants. His spending tells a different story."
by Randy Billings in PPH
February 26, 2026

iow discrimination is OK with you despite all other qualifications

I hope you have time and support to work on his other claims, almost entirely unsupported. It's been shocking in a lot of ways as well as discouraging as it continues.

I too had to stop supporting them for this reason. No more sub
Overall their top staff seem to be doing more 'talking about representing Maine news' on the surface, than doing it w full understanding
As though what they see is, instead, the 'Maine' they want to make happen for their identity/$ group

They want a white male mouthpiece wearing a T shirt to display arm muscles who'll advance their goals, maybe hire them as speech writers or staff again.

Agree: "Really would like to know why the podbros are so heavily invested in making this happen."
At the expense of Maine. Forgoing respect for sex assault victims, Jewish families, LGBTQ folks, POC, vets who've never claimed PTSD is an excuse for racism, antisemitism, homophobia, victim blaming.

"Midcoast Villager in particular" absolutely. Its editor's lack of objectivity abt Platner is ridiculous
Learning of his DC friends makes plausible the bias fr former DC journos like MCV's editor
His own story of joining MCV brings Qs abt GP's backers
Do they see in ME a target for their politic ego

'Midcoast Villager in particular' absolutely. Its editor abandoned objectivity writing abt Platner to ridiculous degree
Surprised me, but learning of GP's DC friends makes it more plausible wrt former DC journos such as MCVillager editor. His own story of joining MCV brings up Qs abt who backed GP

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