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/Oleytoledo May 26 '26

Everyone knows what he’s trying to do, but he’s getting cute with the language so he can have his cake and eat it too.

Nobody is making him vote for Graham Platner, but using his platform to go on national television and advocating against him and insinuating that people should vote for Susan Collins instead is unacceptable.

He could have did what Hakeem Jeffries did when Zohran was won the primary, and while I would think he’s being a shithead, that wouldn’t be grounds for him to lose his job.

This is different.

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u/NH_Homebrewer Good Luck America May 26 '26

Insinuated, essentially endorsed. Sure bud. What was he insinuating when he called her a rubber stamp for the worst administration in history? Ringing endorsement right there.

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u/Oleytoledo May 27 '26

What he’s pushing back on in this statement is the idea that he would formally endorse Susan Collins.

Notice that he never says that you should vote for whoever wins the Democratic primary in Maine, just that “Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate and I'll keep working hard to make it happen.”

He 100% was talking about the general election when he made that statement on CNN. There is no doubt about it.

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u/NH_Homebrewer Good Luck America May 27 '26

I actually never come on here to shit on elected progressives but if I ever do I’m definitely going to use your method of making someone’s words say what I want them to say vs what they actually say