"Platner seemed like he could help the party reach those men, and others who feel disappointed, disillusioned, or left out in the current political and economic landscape. He served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine and Army infantryman; now he's a 41-year-old oysterman living in Sullivan, Maine. His voice is a gravelly baritone, which he uses to vent frustrations about how working people are being swindled."
"Last week, though, CNN released a report revealing Platner's Reddit history under the username "P-Hustle." In 2021, he referred to himself as "a communist," and said that all cops are bastards. Other news outlets soon found additional posts: Platner suggested in 2018 that semiautomatic rifles are necessary to "fight fascism," and in various posts from 2013, made insensitive remarks about sexual assault and asked, "Why don't black people tip?""
Graham Platner gained early momentum as a Senate candidate through military service, union endorsements, filled town halls, and millions in small-donor fundraising. Platner positioned himself to reach working-class, disaffected men and voiced frustration about economic injustices. A CNN report revealed a Reddit account with posts where Platner called himself "a communist," disparaged police, advocated semiautomatic rifles to "fight fascism," and made insensitive sexual-assault and racial remarks. Additional outlets surfaced more posts, and the campaign released a video showing a 2007 chest tattoo resembling the Totenkopf skull, which Platner said he did not recognize as Nazi-associated.
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