Sunny Hostin Backs Graham Platner Despite Racism Claims as Democrats Chase 1 Maine Senate Seat
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Sunny Hostin Backs Graham Platner Despite Racism Claims as Democrats Chase 1 Maine Senate Seat
7 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Sunny Hostin said Graham Platner is "a liar, a racist, an anti-Semite" and a homophobe, but argued Democrats still need his Maine candidacy to help reclaim Senate control in November.
Platner has been hit by weeks of scandals, including a tattoo tied to Nazi imagery, resurfaced Reddit posts attacking veterans and using anti-gay slurs, and confirmed sexually explicit messages with other women during his marriage.
On "The View," Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sara Haines broke with Hostin's position, saying Platner's conduct and past remarks make him unfit for Congress and that Democrats have other paths to a majority.
Attention has also turned to a Maine election-law provision that could let Democrats replace Platner on the general-election ballot after the primary if the controversy deepens.
When does a politician's controversial past show authentic growth versus a fundamental lack of character?
In an era of digital footprints, is public office becoming impossible for anyone with a messy past?