This is so disgusting and inhuman. Calling someone a RAPIST with NO Investigation, NO Trial, NO Due Process is mob justice dressed up as morality.
We are about to gift Collins another 6 years… fucking establishment class can’t stomach its own primary winner. It’s like 2024 all over again.
IMHO, he won fair and square. Without a legal conviction, he owes them no submission. Stay in the race. Let the courts handle any evidence. Everyone screaming for him to vanish can STFU.
His odds are worse now, and running a campaign without money is brutally hard. But he should not fold.
Even if it is just him left in the field, he should just post this every single day:
“Prove the crime or watch me fight. Medicare for All, No AIPAC, People Over Profit.”
Who knows? He might win. Voters respect fighters, not quitters.
But what hell do we know… They call him TRASH. They will call us TRASH. To them, the whole working class is TRASH.
#FuckTheEstablishment
This is so disgusting and inhuman. Calling someone a RAPIST with NO Investigation, NO Trial, NO Due Process is mob justice dressed up as morality.
We are about to gift Collins another 6 years… fucking establishment class can’t stomach its own primary winner. It’s like 2024 all over again.
IMHO, he won fair and square. Without a legal conviction, he owes them no submission. Stay in the race. Let the courts handle any evidence. Everyone screaming for him to vanish can STFU.
His odds are worse now, and running a campaign without money is brutally hard. But he should not fold.
Even if it is just him left in the field, he should just post this every single day:
“Prove the crime or watch me fight. Medicare for All, No AIPAC, People Over Profit.”
Who knows? He might win. Voters respect fighters, not quitters.
But what hell do we know… They call him TRASH. They will call us TRASH. To them, the whole working class is TRASH.
#FuckTheEstablishment
Happy birthday to the interviewer who never lets spin survive the follow-up. 🎙️🔥
@mehdirhasan, you’re the sharpest, toughest, and most compelling interviewer in the world. Thanks for moving to America!—US journos are too timid to ask tough questions!🙂
@CheyenneHuntCA@ryangrim@DropSiteNews Ms. Hunt—I’m not high up on the food chain like you or Ryan, but let's get one thing straight: when you anchor an accusation of rape to someone's name, details matter.
Every fact. Every timeline. Every single fucking detail matters. No exceptions. 🙏🏽
What’s the point of this article? There's no credible new information here. Apparently, dating someone and having a perfectly fine experience—yet still blindly believing an accuser—is peak journalism now.
Can I write an article next? I live near the accuser, she's always nice to me, NEVER lied to me but I believe Platner and think she's lying. 🤯
@grahamformaine, please don’t drop.
Let the rule of law prevail. If you lose, you lose, but democracy still wins.
I know it’s hard to run a winning campaign without funding. But who cares? Stay in the race. Stay in the fight. Stay in the field. Post online, meet people, take the hits, make the case.
Who knows? You might win.
People respect a fighter who stands firm, speaks plain, and doesn’t fold. In politics, character is not proven when the crowd cheers. It is proven when the money dries up, the pressure piles up, and the powerful tell you to disappear.
I agree he should not drop. But what the fuck do I know? I’m just broke-ass working class trash—poor, uneducated, the kind of dumb fuck Dem elites look down on. Maybe that’s why I like the guy… I’m trash like him.
All we want is to work hard and have decent healthcare for our families. But these out-of-touch elites don’t give a shit. We’re getting crushed under skyrocketing costs, and they blame us for backing him. What the fuck did we do wrong? We voted for the man who said he’d fight for us, and not suck up to their agenda.
Sorry for the rant, but I agree he needs to stay in. If he loses, then he loses, but he will be our loser.
PS: Who knows? He might win.
People respect a fighter who stands firm, speaks plainly, and doesn’t fold. In politics, character is not proven when the crowd cheers. It is proven that when the money dries up, the pressure piles up, and the powerful tell you to disappear.
@arianajasmine__, Respectfully—Why should he drop out? That is not how democracy works.
Rape is a horrific crime. If he did it, file an actual police report, subpoena the digital records, prosecute him and if found guilty, throw his ass in jail. But right now? The evidence is flimsy, and even the juorno who broke the story was beating about the bush yesterday.
And please stop blaming the people who supported him. If the establishment cared so much about vetting, they could have vetted him early, recruited a stronger candidate, or actually fucking listened to the working-class for once.
But no. The working class is always the problem. We are uneducated. Too angry. Too far left. Too fucking “commie.” Meanwhile, our families are getting buried by the cost of everything, and the party keeps selling us the same stale candidates in a different wrapper.
Enough.
Mainers should decide this election. Not party elites. Not panic. Not an unproven allegation.
If he loses, he loses. But let the voters make that call.
Due process matters. Duke Lacrosse, Brian Banks, UVA/Rolling Stone, Tawana Brawley, Nikki Yovino, and many others already taught us why.
@arianajasmine__, Respectfully—Why should he drop out? That is not how democracy works.
Rape is a horrific crime. If he did it, file an actual police report, subpoena the digital records, prosecute him and if found guilty, throw his ass in jail. But right now? The evidence is flimsy, and even the juorno who broke the story was beating about the bush yesterday.
And please stop blaming the people who supported him. If the establishment cared so much about vetting, they could have vetted him early, recruited a stronger candidate, or actually fucking listened to the working-class for once.
But no. The working class is always the problem. We are uneducated. Too angry. Too far left. Too fucking “commie.” Meanwhile, our families are getting buried by the cost of everything, and the party keeps selling us the same stale candidates in a different wrapper.
Enough.
Mainers should decide this election. Not party elites. Not panic. Not an unproven allegation.
If he loses, he loses. But let the voters make that call.
Due process matters. Duke Lacrosse, Brian Banks, UVA/Rolling Stone, Tawana Brawley, Nikki Yovino, and many others already taught us why.
No group understands the lethal danger of an unverified allegation more than Black Americans. For us, due process hasn’t been an abstract legal theory—it has been a matter of historical survival.
Black history is deeply scarred by the horrors of weaponized accusations, leaving a profound understanding of what happens when a society replaces evidence with outrage. Even during the Kavanaugh hearings, polling showed that while many Black voters felt the claims had weight, they firmly rejected the idea that an accusation alone should be an automatic disqualifier.
Ms. @CheyenneHuntCA—I’m not high up on the food chain like you or Ryan, but let's get one thing straight: when you anchor an accusation of rape to someone's name, details matter.
Every fact. Every timeline. Every single fucking detail matters. No exceptions. 🙏🏽
What @ryangrim and @DropSiteNews are doing right now is the journalistic equivalent of “her skirt was too short” and she asked for it. It's morally repugnant, and they should issue an apology immediately.
@CheyenneHuntCA@ryangrim@DropSiteNews Ms. Hunt—I’m not high up on the food chain like you or Ryan, but let's get one thing straight: when you anchor an accusation of rape to someone's name, details matter.
Every fact. Every timeline. Every single fucking detail matters. No exceptions. 🙏🏽
@CheyenneHuntCA@ryangrim@DropSiteNews Ms. Hunt—I’m not high up on the food chain like you or Ryan, but let's get one thing straight: when you anchor an accusation of rape to someone's name, details matter.
Every fact. Every timeline. Every single fucking detail matters. No exceptions. 🙏🏽
@grahamformaine—Please Do NOT drop out.
Let the rule of law prevail. If you lose, you lose, so be it, but let the voters make that choice—not party elites.
Maybe our party deserves to sit on the bench for a minute. It is deeply frustrating that our party elites continuously ignore the people's voice and override our votes.
We know it’s hard to run a winning campaign without funding. But who cares? Stay in the race. Stay in the fight. Stay in the field. Post online, meet people, take the hits, make the case.
Who knows? You might win.
Everyday people respect a fighter who stands firm, speaks plain, and doesn’t fold. In politics, character is not proven when the crowd cheers. It is proven when the money dries up, the pressure piles up, and the powerful tell you to disappear.
Let the ballot box decide your fate.
Deep down, Neil, we both know he’s going to drop out. And as much as I want us to take control of the Senate, maybe our party deserves to sit on the bench for a minute.
We broke our own system. We manipulated the 2016 primary with superdelegates. We cleared the field for Biden's second term and barred any real competition. Then, when that fell apart, we anointed Kamala without a single vote, forcing a candidate who simply wasn't electable.
History shows that when Democrats run honest, robust primaries, we win the general election. The majority of Americans are Liberal/progressive.
We must take every allegation seriously—investigate it aggressively, prosecute it fiercely, and jail the guilty. But an accusation is a call for an investigation, not a substitute for a verdict. If we allow unverified claims to destroy a person's life (in this case, also our democratic process) before a shred of evidence is produced, we aren't protecting victims; we are abandoning civilization. If we sacrifice our principles, "Rule of law," "innocent until proven guilty" on the altar of political convenience, we have already lost the very country we are trying to save. 🙏🏽
Deep down, Neil, we both know he’s going to drop out. And as much as I want us to take control of the Senate, maybe our party deserves to sit on the bench for a minute.
We broke our own system. We manipulated the 2016 primary with superdelegates. We cleared the field for Biden's second term and barred any real competition. Then, when that fell apart, we anointed Kamala without a single vote, forcing a candidate who simply wasn't electable.
History shows that when Democrats run honest, robust primaries, we win the general election. The majority of Americans are Liberal/progressive.
We must take every allegation seriously—investigate it aggressively, prosecute it fiercely, and jail the guilty. But an accusation is a call for an investigation, not a substitute for a verdict. If we allow unverified claims to destroy a person's life (in this case, also our democratic process) before a shred of evidence is produced, we aren't protecting victims; we are abandoning civilization. If we sacrifice our principles, "Rule of law," "innocent until proven guilty" on the altar of political convenience, we have already lost the very country we are trying to save. 🙏🏽
@grahamformaine—If you are innocent, do NOT drop out. Stand your ground.
Panicked elites don't own your ballot line. Mainers do. Your endorser can take their endorsement back, but they can't bully you to drop.
If you lose, you lose, but at least it would happen democratically. Getting tired of the Dem elites undermining voters.
PS: There should be an investigation into what happened; if you did anything wrong, you should be prosecuted and, if convicted, you should go to jail. Until then, nothing changes
Amy—Respectfully, what are you trying to say that only the elites should decide who runs? Nobody gave Platner to anyone. Maine voters voted for him overwhelmingly.
Maybe we are bad at vetting; why didn't party elites do the thorough vetting to rule him out right after he declared he was running? It seems your lot is good at it. You could have run better candidates to beat him.
Maybe we don’t care about the party (which we do) but we do care about the people. Working-class families are getting buried by the rising cost of everything. And, don't point to outdated metrics like GDP, Stock Market, or unemployment rates; they simply don't reflect the daily financial reality we live through.
As for @grahamformaine, he shouldn't drop out. That’s not how democracy works. The accuser should file a police report so law enforcement can subpoena texts, digital records, and investigate. Without that, there is no corroborating evidence or flimsy at best. Even the journo who broke the story was beating about the bush yesterday.
We’re talking about rape here. If he did it, he should be investigated, prosecuted, and if found guilty, his ass needs to be thrown in jail.
If he loses at the ballot box, so be it—but at least it would be done democratically, and the people would have a voice in it.
It’s deeply frustrating to watch Dem elites continuously ignore the people's voice and override our votes.
PS: Cases like Duke Lacrosse (2006), Brian Banks (2012), UVA (2014), and Tawana Brawley (1987) show why due process matters.
Amy—Respectfully, what are you trying to say that only the elites should decide who runs? Nobody gave Platner to anyone. Maine voters voted for him overwhelmingly.
Maybe we are bad at vetting; why didn't party elites do the thorough vetting to rule him out right after he declared he was running? It seems your lot is good at it. You could have run better candidates to beat him.
Maybe we don’t care about the party (which we do) but we do care about the people. Working-class families are getting buried by the rising cost of everything. And, don't point to outdated metrics like GDP, Stock Market, or unemployment rates; they simply don't reflect the daily financial reality we live through.
As for @grahamformaine, he shouldn't drop out. That’s not how democracy works. The accuser should file a police report so law enforcement can subpoena texts, digital records, and investigate. Without that, there is no corroborating evidence or flimsy at best. Even the journo who broke the story was beating about the bush yesterday.
We’re talking about rape here. If he did it, he should be investigated, prosecuted, and if found guilty, his ass needs to be thrown in jail.
If he loses at the ballot box, so be it—but at least it would be done democratically, and the people would have a voice in it.
It’s deeply frustrating to watch Dem elites continuously ignore the people's voice and override our votes.
PS: Cases like Duke Lacrosse (2006), Brian Banks (2012), UVA (2014), and Tawana Brawley (1987) show why due process matters.
Respectfully Jill, he shouldn’t drop out. This is not how democracy works.
The accuser should file a police report so law enforcement can subpoena records and investigate. Without that, there is no corroborating evidence. Even the journo who broke the story was beating about the bush yesterday.
Duke Lacrosse (2006), Brian Banks (2012), UVA (2014), and Tawana Brawley (1987) prove why due process matters. Forcing him out now completely overrides the Maine voters who voted for him.
If he loses at the ballot box, so be it—but at least it would be done democratically, and the people would have a voice in it.
It’s deeply frustrating to watch Dem elites continuously ignore the people's voice and override our votes.