10-28-2025, 12:28 AM
https://www.resetera.com/threads/bernie-sanders-defends-graham-platner-calls-him-an-%E2%80%9Cexcellent-candidate-and-the-next-senator-of-maine%E2%80%9D.1330780/page-12#post-146793907
Quote:User Banned (1 Month): Concern trolling and being dismissive over Nazi iconography
g23 wrote:Believe it or not, we're living in an era of populist politics, and I genuinely think that if the Democratic establishment keeps enforcing these unrealistic purity tests for candidates, Republicans will stay in power. It's a tough pill to swallow, but at this point, we have to fight fire with fire.
Could this guy backfire and turn into a Fetterman-style disaster pick? Absolutely. But Democrats need to start taking risks and adopting bold strategies to re-engage voters. Outsider candidates like Mamdani and, to an extent, Planter, are resonating with people who usually don't vote—and that's not always going to be neat or pretty.
I'm disappointed that this guy had a Nazi tattoo for decades, but I also respect that he publicly owned up to it, seemed genuinely remorseful, and didn't double down when called out.
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