Back in September, we told you about Graham Platner, the radical Leftist Democrat running for Senate in Maine. Platner hopes to unseat Republican Susan Collins.
It's now been revealed that Platner has even more radical views, including labeling himself a communist, in a series of now-deleted social media posts.
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to deleted social media posts reviewed by CNN’s KFile. https://t.co/MWl5ixSqW7
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Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to deleted social media posts reviewed by CNN’s KFile.
Most of the posts were made five years ago under Platner’s then-Reddit handle P-Hustle. They were deleted ahead of his campaign launch in August. The posts in some ways underscore Platner’s reputation as an anti-establishment outsider with unapologetically left-wing views. But the labels and tone used in his writings could also prove costly in a state known for electing political moderates.
What were some of the things Platner said online? On one Reddit thread titled "Did anyone else turn hippie after getting out?" Platner wrote, "Absolutely. I'm a vegetable-growing, psychedelics-taking socialist these days" before concluding, "Still got the guns though, I don't trust the fascists to act politely."
On another Reddit titled "'When you are older, you'll be more conservative' - How many on this subreddit are older?" Platner replied, "I got older and became a communist."
Platner also wrote negatively about cops on a thread about a Black Army lieutenant who was held at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed during a traffic stop, saying, "Bastards. Cops are bastards. All of them, in fact."
He also held rural White Americans in contempt. On a post titled "White people aren’t as racist or stupid as Trump thinks" Platner replied, "Living in white rural America, I’m afraid to tell you they actually are."
Those posts were deleted ahead of Platner's Senate campaign launch. In an interview with CNN, Platner said, "I’m not a communist. I’m not a socialist. I own a small business. I’m a Marine Corps veteran.” He also tried to walk back his comments about police, saying, "I can honestly say that that is me just being an a**hole on the Internet. I have an immense amount of friends who are police officers. They’re not all bastards because they’re literally buddies of mine."
Despite Platner's insistence that those aren't his views, he has troubling ties to avowed socialists Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani.
As Townhall reported last month:
However, a deeper dive into Platner's background reveals that he has progressive roots and a progressive agenda. He's hired Morris Katz, the ad maker for Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani's New York Mayoral campaign, and his campaign launch video calls for universal healthcare. His politics have earned him the nickname the "Maine Mamdani."
Senator Bernie Sanders took his "Fight the Oligarchy" tour to Maine to campaign for Platner, and Platner is on record supporting Sanders' bill to block American aid to Israel, and that he refuses to take money from the "billionaires" who fund the American-Israeli Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Platner also believes Israel's war in Gaza is a "genocide."
Maine voters deserve to know the whole truth about Graham Platner and his politics, including his views on police and rural White voters.
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