Carville Backs Maine Democrat Platner Despite SS Tattoo Scandal, Invoking WWII Alliance With Stalin
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Carville Backs Maine Democrat Platner Despite SS Tattoo Scandal, Invoking WWII Alliance With Stalin
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
James Carville urged Democrats to rally behind Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, saying the country is in “imminent peril” and likening support for the scandal-hit nominee to Roosevelt and Churchill working with Stalin in World War II.
Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Sen. Susan Collins, has faced scrutiny over sexually explicit messages, disputed misconduct allegations and a decades-old tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf insignia.
Carville dismissed much of that baggage, calling Platner a combat veteran who had “been shot at” and arguing his war experience would bring needed perspective to a Senate he said is failing the country.
Platner told MSNBC that allegations of physical misconduct and claims he knew the tattoo’s meaning are false and politically motivated, while ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield said The New York Times had been too soft on him.
The endorsement underscores Democrats’ willingness to defend a damaged candidate in a key Maine race as they try to unseat Collins and strengthen their hand against Washington’s current leadership.