Prepping a statement here before a newspaper calls for it. There are two reasons I still support Graham Platner for Senate in Maine. First, I don't balance his past behavior against that of some imaginary flawless candidate; I balance it against the pedofile rapist in office, the unprecedented corruption of his administration, the genocide and warmongering supported by our current senator. Platner's policy positions are the same as mine; I stand for the radical changes he promotes. Second, I believe that people can change, can be transformed. I agree that if you believe in a transformational politics, you have to believe that people can be transformed.

So the WSJ reporter called and I said the above. She asked about Susan Collins and I said that she brings home the money to Maine, but she does so by trading her votes for support of wars and terrible nominees and authoritarian rule. Her votes are transactions for position and power not for the good of the country. The reporter asked about Platner support among other people I know. I told her that we have sort of an old lady focus group at the library and that we are voting for change. We'll see if I get quoted right. I'm a policy voter and here are the policies I look for from a candidate.