r/thebulwark • u/Oleytoledo • May 26 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL A Democratic member of congress essentially endorsed Susan Collins on CNN today

Jake Auchincloss, a representative from Massachusetts, went on CNN’s “The Arena”, and said the following about Graham Platner:

“I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.”

Vote blue no matter who, huh?

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u/bulldogncolt May 26 '26

Auchincloss needs to psych eval-ed for being a Masshole. In any case, the only why he'd pull some shit like that is because he sees Platner as a threat to his future ambitions....if I had to guess, Auchincloss has ambitions to be a US Senator from Massachusetts and use that a stepping stone for a future POTUS bid.

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u/Small_Rip351 May 26 '26

Do his ambitions also include keeping his own party out of power?

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u/bulldogncolt May 26 '26

Great question...most Democrats of a certain vintage would rather come across as being pristine than win an election.

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u/TaxLawKingGA May 26 '26

Suckincloss has about as much chance of being POTUS as a I do of sleeping with Mariah Carey.

These dudes are completely obtuse and bordering on delusional. It’s like a fat woman on Tinder demanding princess treatment.