Opponents went all in on smearing Graham Platner as a Nazi based on a bad tattoo choice. It didn’t work. Maine voters decided they’d rather have universal health care and an end to reckless wars than a polished politician with an unblemished past.

Platner was subject to one of the most intense smear campaigns in the history of modern electoral politics. Despite a platform that would make him one of the Senate’s most left-wing members (along with Bernie Sanders and, if he wins his own race, Abdul El-Sayed), he was widely accused of being a secret Nazi

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  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOP
    115·
    1 day ago

    Please stop spreading misinformation, Platner is not a Nazi. If you are going to make that claim you need proof and you need to source it from someone who is credible, not a rightwing hack or clueless news outlet repeating whatever line they are fed about Platner.

    • qprimed@lemmy.mlEnglish
      122·
      1 day ago

      yeah, this is insane. platner has potential. his deep historical trove of unvarnished fascist bashing appears legit and his current policy proposals are miles better than 99% of what is out there. don’t like him? leave your goddamn basement and run for something. I currently dont see the lie on platner’s face or in his words.

      the wife and I just wrote up our monthly pittance contribution list and he’s on it because “fuck collins”.

    • Ledivin@lemmy.world
      51·
      1 day ago

      What part of my comment is misinformation?

      • Did he not have a nazi tattoo?
      • Did he not explicitly acknowledge that it was a Totenkopf years before running for public office?
      • Did he not lie about knowing what it was after the fact, during his campaign?