Former Biden aide sounds alarm on Democratic party backing Platner as scandal deepens: ‘Dangerous game’
Former Press Secretary for First Lady Jill Biden Michael LaRosa said he has been "shocked" by the amount of Democratic support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and that the...
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Former Press Secretary for First Lady Jill Biden Michael LaRosa said he has been "shocked" by the amount of Democratic support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and that the Platner campaign reveals a line in the sand within the Democratic Party. "I am shocked at some of the people, some of the Democrats who I consider friends, being so all-or-nothing about this guy, and I don't really understand why," LaRosa told Fox News Digital. "He is not really representative of the values I would expect in a Democratic candidate, even by today's standards. I'm a little surprised at the number of people who are circling the wagons just to beat Susan Collins." Despite criticism across the political spectrum over Platner’s resurfaced sexually explicit and vulgar online posts, including one mocking a Purple Heart veteran shot multiple times by the Taliban, and a tattoo of a Nazi symbol on his chest have drawn criticism across the political spectrum, Platner continues to lead in the polls. LaRosa accused Democrats of brushing off serious concerns over Platner’s controversial past. DEMOCRATIC MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER CONFRONTED BY MS NOW HOST ABOUT TATTOO CONTROVERSY "Democrats are playing a really dangerous game," he said. "It's really funny to me how selective and how short memories are in politics." LaRosa added that he personally draws the line at backing "a Democrat who has Nazi tattoos," adding that Platner was "just not for me." "I get it," he said. "I want the Senate seat, I want Democrats to win, I want Chuck Schumer to be the majority leader, but I'm not willing to take anybody off the street to run just because they arouse some vibes in a few portions of the Democratic Party." LaRosa said five-term incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins is "much more my style than somebody who I consider kind of a performative economic populist like Graham Platner," adding that Platner attended elite private schools that LaRosa’s "family certainly couldn't afford."…