Is it wrong that the stuff he said just makes me like him better?
and yes, this is a classsic case of when the Democratic establishment decides they don't want you, you're cooked.  Previous Message
so it all depends on how badly he wants a career in politics. Maine's only got two House seats, and those have been filled by the same people since 2019. Maybe he could run for governor if Mills wins?
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 Political thread for the week of 10/20 * - VIV October 20, 2025, 6:03:20
- Construction really moving quickly on the ballroom now. - voiceofreason Yesterday, 13:30:05
- I feel like the East Wing demolition and the shutdown have been overshadowing more important issues - DT Yesterday, 8:54:57
- WUT - OB25 October 24, 2025, 23:02:59
- Deployed to Egypt with then Col. Honore - KingTalkyTiki October 24, 2025, 18:41:56
- "spiritual opium" is a great description for TikTok and other social networks - ECEIllinois October 24, 2025, 15:45:52
- DOJ sending poll watchers to NJ and CA. I'm sure there's no bad intentions with that. * - larue33 October 24, 2025, 15:32:05
- Trump's goons are now teargassing even white neighborhoods in Chicago.* - Toonces October 24, 2025, 15:27:10
- It's literally the subthread below, ATL* - ATL October 24, 2025, 14:53:13
- A private guy paying the military themselves sure doesn’t seem like it should be allowed - assassin October 24, 2025, 13:15:24
- it’s insane. feudal Patronage system? we’re done* - memyselfandillini October 24, 2025, 17:44:07
- I’m pretty sure using a donation to pay salaries is illegal. But what does that mean anymore* - LeatherneckIllini October 24, 2025, 15:15:16
- you think those congressional appropriators are ever gonna get a response? - Sammich October 24, 2025, 14:58:08
- Yeah, I don’t believe this at all* - Mrap24 October 24, 2025, 14:09:51
- Also seems like a political loser to oppose it* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 24, 2025, 13:30:59
- so each member of the military gets a $100 check? - shua October 24, 2025, 13:25:09
- Trump pulled the plug on all our trade deals with Canada after getting butthurt about tv ads - assassin October 23, 2025, 23:21:32
- Bannon says trump is running again in ‘28 and they’ll figure out a way to make it legal. - VIV October 23, 2025, 22:16:50
- So what we do we think will be the "mechanism" Bannon is talking about? - Blazer October 24, 2025, 11:36:38
- Awfully risky thing to do with Antifa out there being the most violent domestic terror organization. - doubledown October 24, 2025, 8:45:25
- *Ted Cruz Googles "How to kill an old man and get away with it"* - Stu October 24, 2025, 8:36:54
- 1) he won’t run. 2) he won’t leave. 3) we won’t have elections - TarheelIllini October 24, 2025, 7:40:14
- 0.0% chance. He’s just trying to stir s@$t up * - jjlocke923 October 23, 2025, 22:23:06
- Please keep thinking the the "Trump 2028" hats are a joke.. - KingTalkyTiki October 23, 2025, 22:22:03
- If he runs again Dems should nominate Obama* - memyselfandillini October 24, 2025, 10:37:05
- Only the “ Trump 1945-2028 “ hats are a joke. * - memyselfandillini October 24, 2025, 9:57:12
- Who knew that the "constitutional conservatives" were lying? - ATL October 24, 2025, 8:26:50
- Trump is never joking, he's preparing the path. * - larue33 October 24, 2025, 7:51:07
- Except this time he will be in his shiny new bunker - WhitmansFolly October 24, 2025, 6:17:50
- Interesting use of antitrust law - larue33 October 23, 2025, 21:11:28
- Ever wonder what it feels like to live under Russian kleptocracy & electoral authoritarianism? - KingTalkyTiki October 24, 2025, 11:55:04
- Textbook fascism. We're deep in it. * - doubledown October 24, 2025, 8:48:28
- Oligarchy* - CWR10 October 24, 2025, 8:25:04
- JFC, totally corrupt and yet nothing that anyone will do to stop it* - UofIL6 October 23, 2025, 21:59:43
- What in the fuck. That is NOT capitalism.* - cpsteine October 23, 2025, 21:32:43
- Bari Weiss has been cast as Wonder Woman* - Sammich October 23, 2025, 21:17:25
- Small world - one of the private donors for the ballroom is my former employer - Jersey October 23, 2025, 19:34:19
- Adam shifty Schiff not shifty enough - ATL October 23, 2025, 16:35:56
- Amazing - OB25 October 23, 2025, 15:21:44
- ICE having trouble attracting candidates who can pass an open book test - ATL October 23, 2025, 13:37:31
- Should be a one-question test: are you a pussy? - cpsteine October 23, 2025, 21:34:33
- South Park: “It’s aaaaaaaa jobbbbbbbb to have!”* - SurfTheBoneyard October 23, 2025, 15:50:50
- Make them pass the citizenship test first-* - memyselfandillini October 23, 2025, 15:43:12
- Academically Allergic* - DocWalk20 October 23, 2025, 15:18:08
- anyone who can't pass the test should be deported* - Orangeillini October 23, 2025, 15:08:43
- Isn’t the answer to every question “we are allowed to conduct searches and seizures”? - DT October 23, 2025, 14:38:32
- Exactly why they kept the requirements for the brownshirts so low - KingTalkyTiki October 23, 2025, 14:13:32
- Who would want that job if they were capable of doing literally anything else? * - doubledown October 23, 2025, 14:12:05
- National Guard not coming to SF after Trump spoke with Marc Benioff and Jenson Huang - ECEIllinois October 23, 2025, 13:11:25
- Holy shit, go down to the Major Events timeline and scroll through - OB25 October 23, 2025, 12:01:03
- Which is gaudier, the oval office or the plans for the ballroom?* - Sounder October 24, 2025, 12:06:43
- Asshats. As if Jeff Foxworthy and Andy Dick are writing the content-* - memyselfandillini October 23, 2025, 15:56:22
- Imagine saying this during a government shutdown… - SurfTheBoneyard October 23, 2025, 15:49:16
- this ballroom is his Let Them Eat Cake moment. Maybe should be Let Them Eat Big Macs. - VIV October 23, 2025, 15:39:43
- I didn't realize all of these recent renovations were privately funded. * - jjlocke923 October 23, 2025, 14:22:52
- Such an insecure little jagoff he is.* - KingTalkyTiki October 23, 2025, 12:43:30
- Libs, consider yourself owned* - CWR10 October 23, 2025, 12:20:54
- totally sane people!* - shua October 23, 2025, 12:07:08
- Deplorable is way too kind a term for them* - UofIL6 October 23, 2025, 12:06:55
- wait... trump submits a claim for $230M and the people that decide if he gets it - VIV October 23, 2025, 11:58:41
- Vance, Rubio sharply criticizing Israeli attempts to annex the West Bank - ATL October 23, 2025, 11:39:55
- The National Debt went from $37 trillion to $38 trillion in two months. Seems bad.* - Toonces October 23, 2025, 11:29:35
- The ballroom cost estimate is now up to $300 Million and includes upgrades to the bunker. - doubledown October 23, 2025, 8:45:53
- Sad news for Bailey family. Wonder if this might take him out of race? - SurfTheBoneyard October 23, 2025, 6:31:12
- Jesus. That third kid. Ugh.* - cpsteine October 23, 2025, 12:54:55
- According to his running mate the son was piloting the chopper… - SurfTheBoneyard October 23, 2025, 11:26:47
- Oh my that’s devastating. * - illini October 23, 2025, 10:14:30
- Awful. That poor 3rd child. - EffinIllini October 23, 2025, 10:08:01
- Terrible. I will continue avoiding helicopters at all costs, they scare the shit out of me* - OB25 October 23, 2025, 9:24:59
- Ugh, just abominable. I can’t fathom trying to run a high-profile political campaign in the shadow - Jackie October 23, 2025, 9:00:05
- No parent should ever have to bury their child, much less their grandchild. - tvillini October 23, 2025, 8:28:42
- Awful* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 23, 2025, 8:09:53
- Horrible. And to be the third child in that family and the unfair burden for the rest of their life* - LeatherneckIllini October 23, 2025, 7:45:31
- <Tiki>Oh well, they probably voted for Trump</Tiki> * - jjlocke923 October 23, 2025, 7:32:33
- That’s Awful * - ATL October 23, 2025, 6:55:49
- Holy shit* - illini21 October 23, 2025, 6:52:58
- I will never fly in a helicopter * - TarheelIllini October 23, 2025, 6:44:46
- Trump is now planning to demolish the entire east wing - Sounder October 22, 2025, 16:51:09
- Honestly this doesn’t move the needle one bit for me - bjl63 October 23, 2025, 5:56:56
- huh. was just there today but the view was blocked from where i was at* - LeatherneckIllini October 22, 2025, 18:53:34
- Wisch?* - HeatMizer October 22, 2025, 20:40:50
- So I’m guessing neither this or his plan retrofit will be done before he leaves office * - shua October 22, 2025, 18:25:57
- Makes perfect sense. Obama wore his brown suit in that whole building.* - ATL October 22, 2025, 17:25:45
- First they detained an alderman in handcuffs, in a hospital located in her ward... - KingTalkyTiki October 22, 2025, 16:26:49
- Putin bombs a kindergarten - TarheelIllini October 22, 2025, 12:12:34
- Banks looking for collateral to back the second $20 billion tranche of the Argentine bailout - ATL October 22, 2025, 11:38:38
- Is that a "pfffffffffft" sound I hear? - ATL October 22, 2025, 8:30:43
- Is that hard to believe? - Sounder October 21, 2025, 15:58:50
- I don't know how to talk about this without being melodramatic - Sounder October 21, 2025, 15:49:32
- Mamdani already reducing crime in NYC before he's even elected - ECEIllinois October 21, 2025, 14:20:33
- Trump gonna use the treasury to pay himself $230 million - assassin October 21, 2025, 13:51:41
- police thwart a possible mass shooting attempt at ATL airport - VIV October 21, 2025, 13:51:19
- Your warm and fuzzy feel good video of the day - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 13:49:33
- How it's going - Sounder October 21, 2025, 13:34:42
- Elon says Sean Duffy has a "2 digit IQ" - ECEIllinois October 21, 2025, 11:38:51
- Elon also says Grok 5 is AGI. I’m starting to think he might’ve cooked his brain. * - doubledown October 21, 2025, 13:39:29
- So he's the brains behind the operation. * - larue33 October 21, 2025, 11:57:06
- That was obvious from his real world days* - ATL October 21, 2025, 11:51:04
- Gotta hand it to him here.* - Warrin'_Illini October 21, 2025, 11:41:30
- ooo - Sammich October 21, 2025, 11:50:57
- Evidently, in N. Carolina, regardless if there's a Dem governor, GOP can redraw maps - UofIL6 October 21, 2025, 11:15:38
- oOo - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 11:20:05
- Meanwhile, back in Illinois, Darren Bailey and his wife allegedly did some stuff… - SurfTheBoneyard October 21, 2025, 10:52:12
- LMFCO well worth the read. How can something be so hilarious and horrifying at once? - Jackie October 21, 2025, 13:32:13
- ooo - ATL October 21, 2025, 14:49:12
- We're calling Smokey Bones a prominent restaurant now?* - ATL October 21, 2025, 12:34:14
- That complaint has it all. - Dilbert October 21, 2025, 12:04:00
- Oh, and just so it isn't lost..."There are no Christians in Chicago". - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 11:55:56
- "Governor, Governor!" - AintHatin October 21, 2025, 11:43:12
- Joe Alexander's got that freak in him* - Sammich October 21, 2025, 11:13:05
- Oh, ILGOP never change. - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 11:08:27
- If you asked me I would have no idea that this was the nazi tattoo people are saying it is - ATL October 21, 2025, 9:52:44
- I think snipes’ sentiment below is broadly correct. Normies need some grace for bad decisions - John Coctostan October 21, 2025, 14:46:30
- Guy gets hammered, gets a bad tattoo, fine. But can't believe that he didn't find out what it was - IlliniRunner October 21, 2025, 14:39:06
- guess it's a good thing Janet Mills jumped into the race* - ECEIllinois October 21, 2025, 14:11:38
- This guy should just run as a Republican and pull a reverse Fetterman. - Warrin'_Illini October 21, 2025, 11:22:48
- SS Deaths Head * - haighter October 21, 2025, 9:58:34
- Yeah that looks effing bad.* - SurfTheBoneyard October 21, 2025, 11:01:37
- Have you looked at our caps lately? The badges on our caps? They've got skulls on them. - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 10:20:06
- nm - KingTalkyTiki October 21, 2025, 10:20:06
- that's the name of my boat!* - Sammich October 21, 2025, 10:07:43
- I would have not known but apparently I'm just ignorant about this stuff* - ATL October 21, 2025, 10:05:14
- Trump on farmers' complaints that we're helping Argentina and not them: eff off - ATL October 21, 2025, 9:48:02
- 9th Cir. rules that Trump can send troops into PDX, eliciting this from the dissenting judge - ATL October 20, 2025, 15:16:27
- I will never understand how Trump can just do whatever he wants to the White House - Sounder October 20, 2025, 14:32:30
- According to the rule book, a dog isn’t allowed to play, let alone dunk.* - Toonces October 20, 2025, 20:42:00
- That it is happening during a shutdown while federal workers won't be getting paid is really - UofIL6 October 20, 2025, 19:37:31
- Even worse, that machine is not Made in America!?! * - illinijohn October 20, 2025, 18:08:28
- Meh. They’re gonna have to gut the whole thing anyway to get out the smell and the bed bugs. * - doubledown October 20, 2025, 15:13:05
- same way he can do whatever he wants to the country* - Sammich October 20, 2025, 14:58:26
- Graham Platner = Milkshake Duck? - Sounder October 20, 2025, 13:55:26
- I think you have to reward people for apologizing - snipes824 October 20, 2025, 14:49:24
- he was cooked when Mills entered the race anyway - Sammich October 20, 2025, 14:00:01
- Probably, but I don't really want to see another 80 year old Senator. * - larue33 October 20, 2025, 14:03:53
- it's absolutely ridiculous.* - cpsteine October 21, 2025, 10:47:27
- The Bulwark chimes in. - complainant October 20, 2025, 20:15:34
- Maine's the oldest state in the country by 2 full years, so the age thing - assassin October 20, 2025, 14:15:38
- jeebus, I had no idea how old she was - Sammich October 20, 2025, 14:07:48
- Is it wrong that the stuff he said just makes me like him better? - Sounder October 20, 2025, 14:03:13
- WTF is he talking about? - Sounder October 20, 2025, 13:03:03
- Kenny Loggins has entered the chat - ATL October 20, 2025, 12:51:48
- Trump: posts video of himself, crowned, bombing shit on the American public - RVA October 20, 2025, 9:37:25
- First full paycheck for federal workers to be missed (?) this Friday - timmer October 20, 2025, 6:21:27
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