You should be. Platner’s not tested. He could be fantastic, or . . . not.

But as far as Fetterman and Sinema, what you said is true on the national stage, maybe. Fetterman was a mayor and a lieutenant governor before getting his Senate seat, and Sinema was in both her state House and Senate before going to DC, so they were both already very well versed in saying whatever they needed to say to get where they wanted to go. And Fetterman, especially, came to DC with a number of warnings behind him.

What has me hopeful (not certain, just hopeful) for Platner is that unlike those two, this is Platner’s first foray into politics: he really is just an oyster farmer. That, and between Janet Mills and Susan Collins, Platner’s opposition is SO horrendously bad as to be laughable. So even if Platner himself didn’t have my full confidence, the others are making up for that in spades.

But don’t get me wrong, unlike the trolls I’m not trying to change anyone’s vote. I responded to that other guy because watching him gather up his skirts and squeal about a single, now-covered skull-and-bones tat while he ignores all the real Nazis made me laugh. If you’re in Maine, vote your conscience, whatever it is. I wouldn’t presume to change it. But for myself, if I were a Mainer, I’d much rather take a new, not-yet-corrupt candidate over any of the current offerings.

I don’t want to dox myself but it’s actually far, FAR worse in my state: if you knew the name of the corrupt motherfucker who is my senator, you’d be like, “Oh, okay, I see your point, lol.”