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House Democrat: Platner’s tattoo should be ‘disqualifying’
Key takeaways
- Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) refused to back Democrats leading candidate in the Maine Senate race, citing Graham Platner s controversial tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.
- I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying, Auchincloss, who is Jewish, told CNN s Boris Sanchez on Monday.
- I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic Party to think that Graham Platner s brand of the Democratic Party is what wins us durable majorities throughout this country.
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Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) refused to back Democrats leading candidate in the Maine Senate race, citing Graham Platner s controversial tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.
I ve been clear about Graham Platner. I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying, Auchincloss, who is Jewish, told CNN s Boris Sanchez on Monday.
I hope Maine voters agree with me, he continued. I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic Party to think that Graham Platner s brand of the Democratic Party is what wins us durable majorities throughout this country.
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