All of her.
Posted on 07/17/2026 9:07:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
When Graham Platner dropped out of Maine's Senate race, Democrats figured they'd dodged a bullet. All they had to do was find a competent replacement to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), and the seat was theirs for the taking. That was the narrative, anyway.
Then their candidates took the stage Thursday night for the first primary debate, and the bullet found them anyway.
The debate, hosted by News Center Maine on July 16, featured four candidates in the first hour: former State Senate President Troy Jackson, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former congressional aide Jordan Wood, and Dr. Nirav Shah, all of whom lost separate Democrat primaries for higher office in Maine earlier this year. This is the B team.
Don't take my word for it.
The New York Times, which would love nothing more than to watch Collins lose, reviewed the performance. "Halting answers. Convoluted responses and stilted deliveries,” was its verdict. “Former State Senator Troy Jackson, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Jordan Wood, a former congressional aide, all struggled to match the forceful message and rhetorical prowess of Mr. Platner, whose rallies electrified voters over the last year."
When even the New York Times can't spin a Democrat debate into a triumph, you know it was ugly.
The low point belonged to Bellows. The candidates spent the night attacking Collins for supposedly rubber-stamping President Donald Trump's agenda, and her actual voting record kept getting in the way. Discussing the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Bellows claimed, "What Susan Collins has failed to stop is a completely unstable foreign policy."
"Collins did vote for a war powers resolution to limit what Trump could do in Venezuela in January, right?" moderator Phil Hirschkorn asked.
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That guy was a fine orator. Just like Hitler.
If their still looking for a manly man, Ashley Webb looks like their best bet.
Anytime the Slimes calls someone "Mr - " it is trying to project the myth of objectivity.
The debate, hosted by News Center Maine on July 16, featured four candidates in the first hour: former State Senate President Troy Jackson, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former congressional aide Jordan Wood, and Dr. Nirav Shah, all of whom lost separate Democrat primaries for higher office in Maine earlier this year. This is the B team.
They separated the viable prospects for the nomination from the non viable. There are actually 12 candidates, but only 8 were invited/showed up (I don’t know if they self excluded or if the TV station choose who would get coverage).
The PPH was even more biased. They noted that 8 people participated in the debate, but the photo at the top of the article shows only 4 and the other photos in the article only show the same 4. Only Elizabeth Dickerson and Asley Webb were additional referenced in the article.
Well, I saw a clip of moochee yesterday declaring she’s a great orator so........... Of course it was tied into her complaining about “them” always talking about her “fashion” before anything else. Fashion? Really?
The debate, hosted by News Center Maine on July 16, featured four candidates in the first hour: former State Senate President Troy Jackson, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former congressional aide Jordan Wood, and Dr. Nirav Shah, all of whom lost separate Democrat primaries for higher office in Maine earlier this year. This is the B team. Focus on the blueberries boys.
For sure...she definitely had the most testosterone of anyone on that stage during either hour. And her honesty was refreshing. I’m hoping she pull it out (yes I went there)
All of her.
Platner still has an office in Ellsworth, Maine. It is not open but still signs in the window.
That’s Ashley “Bill” Webb!
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