And they hate Illinois Nazis.
Posted on 10/21/2025 1:02:55 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Why it matters: (Graham) Platner drew the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as an anti-establishment outsider, but his campaign is already trying to clean up recently resurfaced Reddit posts where he espoused offensive views about Black people and sexual assault victims.
Platner’s campaign shared video with Pod Save America of him singing shirtless that exposed a skull tattoo on his chest that resembles the “Totenkopf,” a symbol used by Hitler’s Schutzstaffel (SS).
The move was intended to get ahead of opposition research, and the GOP’s Senate campaign arm seized on the images, accusing Platner of having a “Nazi tattoo.” […]
“I am not a secret Nazi,” Platner told Vietor, adding that he got the tattoo in Croatia while deployed and was “very inebriated.” Platner said he and his fellow Marines chose “a terrifying looking skull and crossbones.” …
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Okay.
It’s not a secret. How do they feel about Nazis downeast?
Things suddenly went very bad for him immediately after the Democrat governor decided she wanted the job.
And they hate Illinois Nazis.
The guy is apparently just a Dead-Head.
This reminds me of the Mark Twain quote when he said, “Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponent will do it for you.”
When you find it necessary to preemptively say, I am not a secret Nazi, you are in a world of hurt. The blood is in the water.
Mr. Planter are you an open Nazi?</MSM/DNC>
Wow, what happened? Was he in on that text chain with the dopey college Republicans, or did he dare run against a machine candidate? He’s being treated like a Republican- like David Patterson was when he was forced to withdrawn from the democrat primary against Cuomo in 2010....
Jordan Wood has raised more money than Platner. Wood’s campaign link redirects to ActBlue.
Wow...Angus King’s son is running for Governor — as a Democrat. He probably won’t beat Mills....not sure though.
Angus King’s son is running in the Demorat primary for governor. He is running against the Secretary of State S. Bellows who tried to keep President Trump off the 2024 primary ballot, and also against Hannah Pingree, daughter of 1 CD congresswoman “Chellie” Pingree.
He is not running against governor Mills who is term limited out.
“I’m not a Nazi, I’m just a stupid drunk…”
Anybody remember “I am not a witch”?
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