KITTERY, Maine (AP) — There are lots of questions about Graham Platner, a first-time Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate in Maine. Now they are also part of a trivia game.
“What was the nature of the controversy of Graham’s tattoo he received while in the Marines?” an emcee recently asked at a local community center.
The answer? “It was claimed to be a Neo-Nazi tattoo (totenkopf).”
This was not a new way of delivering opposition research, but an official campaign event for Platner’s supporters. And it showed how the 41-year-old oyster farmer and military veteran has capitalized on voters’ willingness to forgive past transgressions and embrace a populist message.
That’s not terribly accurate, but okay, don’t read the article.
A more fair summation would be: “Blue-collar politician wins hearts by answering tough questions, being authentic with people, and explaining his past.”
But there’s no bigger turnoff to the median Democratic partisan than authenticity.
I’m not a Republican or Democrat liberal.
I read it. There’s no authenticity there.
He’s not blue collar he’s the son of millionaires, not that I care really but it’s not accurate.