ā€œWhile Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26,ā€ said Graham Platner’s campaign manager.

A new analysis of campaign finance data shows that nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have contributed to Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection bid so far, funneling nearly $10 million to the incumbent’s campaign committee and PACs supporting her effort to fend off progressive challenger Graham Platner.

The Maine Monitor on Thursday published a list of billionaires who have donated to Collins and Platner, who has called his Republican opponent a ā€œcorruptā€ protector and beneficiary of an oligarchic political system.

The outlet noted that Collins’ billionaire donation total ā€œstands in stark contrast with the fundraising of her opponent… whose campaign has mostly attracted smaller amounts of funds but from many more people.ā€

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    Because non-aggressors are well known for wanting to attack. 🤣

    You’re twisting yourself in a pretzel trying to avoid the obvious.

    Over and over Stein parroted Putin talking points, which is why the Russians helped her and why she was at dinner with Putin.

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        Who ELSE has Russia invaded because they stated the victim was being the aggressor?

        Look, I know your name is ā€œCommieā€ but you have a serious blind spot here.

        So when Stein said:

        https://uawire.org/news/jill-stein-the-us-helped-foment-a-coup-in-ukraine-where-ex-nazis-came-to-power

        ā€œWe should encourage Ukraine to be neutral; we helped foment a coup against a democratically-elected government, [resulting in a government] where ultra-nationalists and ex-Nazis came to power.ā€

        ā€œSo let’s not be single-issue–instead of fomenting a hostile Ukraine we should be leading the way in establishing a neutral Ukraine that would allow Russia to not feel under attack,ā€ Stein added.

        That isn’t JUST Russian propoganda, those are direct talking points from Putin.

        But at this point you personally are a lost cause, it’s been proved over and over again in this thread. This is purely a reply for posterity so anyone searching your history can bear witness to how thoroughly owned you are on this topic.