The Democrats’ Platner Problem
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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, listening to constituent concerns and discussing policy impact at a nonprofit in Portland. —Greta Rybus for TIMEGraham Platner was always a risk for the Democrats. The Maine Senate candidate’s supporters shrugged off the Nazi tattoo and the mountain of old incendiary Reddit posts, drawn to his charisma and ready to believe in his redemption arc. Putting real people in Washington, they argued, meant accepting the real-life baggage that came wi
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