I do agree that it seems obvious that this was sent to CNN by Janet Mills rather than discovered in house. I was just saying that I think this kind of research is easy enough for CNN to do that they could, but I agree that based on the timing of Mills' entrance into the race and the fact that I just don't really expect places like CNN to be that proactive that, yeah, this was absolutely sent to them in an email that probably looked like: "Subject: Anonymous bombshell tip! ; From: PR@ millsforsenate. com"

I'm curious how it works out. Attacking a guy running as an outsider in Maine for being pro-worker, pro-gun, and fed up with the system kind of sounds like they're misreading the electorate. Like... don't threaten Mainers with a good time, you know?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Attacking a guy running as an outsider in Maine for being pro-worker, pro-gun, and fed up with the system kind of sounds like they’re misreading the electorate. Like… don’t threaten Mainers with a good time, you know?

Yeah. I totally agree. And, full disclosure, I was in a zoom with Graham last night (an organization I volunteer/ organize with is going to endorse him, and this is a huge hint for your doxxing effort). And I did try to directly ask him about this, but I was late to the zoom and couldn't get my question in. He also seemed pretty rattled.

These kinds of "attacks" aren't going to stop and I think its a strategic mistake to apologize, depending on where you are at in the candidate cycle. Graham caught on leaning into the kinds of things he said in his reddit account, not leaning away from them. And the best model for that who found great success in doing so is the, now meteoric, Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran didn't lean away from calling Israels actions a genocide: he leaned into it. And he made political hay in doing so). Graham isn't wrong in saying that there have been no demonstrated diplomatic solutions to fascism: so don't back down from the statement.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Good for you, and thanks for doing all that! I won't prescribe a specific strategy, but for what it's worth: as soon as I read the news about this today, I went and donated $10.

I already liked him, but I don't just throw $10 at everyone I like. But I saw this and immediately wanted his campaign to see strong fundraising this week and get the message that they don't need to worry about this kind of thing.