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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 3m

I feel like you haven’t read what I’m saying in this thread. I have skepticism about Platner. I just don’t think we should be ableist towards him, just like I don’t think we should be ageist towards Mill.

NME @nme365.bsky.social · 5m

I have no idea. People get PTSD from all kinds of things. People who get PTSD also go on to have productive lives and careers in all kinds of areas. He can’t go back into combat, but that’s not required to be a senator…

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 8m

I’m not competent to do that and neither are you, which is why your insinuation that his disability prevents him from being a senator is ableism.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 14m

I specifically said the concern around his lack of experience and lack of vetting is legitimate...

What I am objecting to is you suggesting he can't be a senator because he has a disability, despite the lack of evidence that his disability makes him unable to be a senator. That is ableism.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 18m

It's fair to question his inexperience and the risks of running a relatively unvetted candidate. His Blackwater past seems like it could be an issue.

That said, we shouldn't replace ageism with ableism, and I haven't seen evidence that his disabilities would prevent him from doing his job.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 18h

Did you? That’s not where the thread starts!

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 19h

the masses would have revolted ages ago if it weren't for those meddling...masses

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 19h

This thread is about Mills fitness for office. Do you have a position on that, or are you just jumping in to defend Bernie?

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 21h

...she isn't using the Zohran font.

Mills derangement syndrome is getting out of hand fast.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 21h

It's amazing to see people with these hot takes immediately reveal the fact that they know nothing about Janet Mills

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 21h

Interesting. On what basis are you saying that Mills is slower and lazier than Bernie Sanders?

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 21h

(4) My final point is that Mills is compelling, albeit for different reasons than Platner. She was a trailblazer in the legal profession and has decades of substantive and relevant experience in government. Maine also has the highest median age of any state by a pretty wide margin.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 22h

Fair enough. I think there's good reason to doubt whether he has the electability edge. But, I acknowledge that it's a difficult question to answer definitively, and I don't think it's crazy to think Platner has the edge. bsky.app/profile/nme3...

NME @nme365.bsky.social · 22h

(2) Maine has proven very difficult to poll, as evidenced by the fact that Collins was supposed to lose her last election decisively, but ended up winning decisively. This increases the relevance of Mills' proven electoral track record, and decreases our ability to rely on polling.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 22h

(3) Mills is not an oyster farmer, but I think she's plainspoken. Her whole "vibe" resonates with Maine voters (again, as evidenced by her electoral track record).

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 22h

(2) Maine has proven very difficult to poll, as evidenced by the fact that Collins was supposed to lose her last election decisively, but ended up winning decisively. This increases the relevance of Mills' proven electoral track record, and decreases our ability to rely on polling.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 22h

I appreciate you taking the time to flesh out arguments more substantive than "Mills old" or "Mills is an establishment plant." A few other points to consider: (1) We are in an acute constitutional crisis, which increases the importance of winning now vs. building seniority for later.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

(to clarify, due to my own ignorance of the subject matter)

NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

I do not have the necessary context to understand this analogy, but I appreciate it nonetheless.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting, thanks. Based on what you're saying, it's mainly a remedies problem? Isn't it possible to enjoin the relevant actor(s) in the executive branch based on the existing laws?

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

Why might it not be possible, out of curiosity? Lack of justiciable issue?

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

Very funny to see nominal progressives use Rogan’s “I’m just a dumb funny wittle guy” defence.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

damn

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

Great, so you agree.

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NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

But I thought it was establishment money and endorsements that won elections? Which one is it?

NME @nme365.bsky.social · 1d

It's actually incredibly easy to say the voters are deciding, because that's what's going to happen.

And if he's running based on his anti-establishment bona fides, why should he want establishment endorsements?

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