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BannonsLiver

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69. All that matters to me right now is winning elections

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:27 PM

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I don’t care about his tattoos or his purity score on bullshit culture war identity politics issues rammed down our collective throats by special interest groups who care about their own personal wants more than actually winning elections. If he can win, then great. If he can’t then he needs to get out of the way.

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Meet Graham Platner. Here is one white guy who can help save the Democratic Party from itself, imho. [View all] ariadne0614 Yesterday OP

Question JustAnotherGen Yesterday #1

I guess you didn't watch the interview. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #3

use your gut berksdem Yesterday #6

Watch the interview, or not. ariadne0614 Yesterday #8

I already watched it thanks. berksdem Yesterday #10

I do hold him accountable, and his responses to tough questions impressed me. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #17

His Reddit posts were discussed, but please explain how to look them up with one's guts. n/t ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #21

don't get mad berksdem 23 hrs ago #24

Autumn is on my side, and you're mistaking enthusiasm for swooning. ariadne0614 22 hrs ago #32

JFC berksdem 21 hrs ago #48

Calm down. ariadne0614 21 hrs ago #60

I've never in my life heard any self-described "radical feminist" say that an average white guy had "potent magic" but WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #52

I am a wonderment, it is true. n/t ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #108

This Magic Moment 🎶 sheshe2 1 hr ago #127

Post removed Post removed 20 hrs ago #65

I appreciate your terror. ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #97

I don't trust anyone's judgement who advocates for public hangings or private hangings Buckeyeblue 4 hrs ago #123

Nope fuck this guy. His judgment is shit. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #2

You do you. ariadne0614 Yesterday #7

I listened to him and I am fine with his explaations. I like him. Young and has gotten his Autumn 23 hrs ago #11

Thank you Autumn. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #14

As for the tattoo nonsense I have known many young people who have tattoos that Autumn 23 hrs ago #16

He's got some potent magic. n/t ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #22

Getting a Nazi death head tattoo is bad, leaving it on for over decade is worse IMO EX500rider 21 hrs ago #55

And he explained the tattoo he and his fellow soldiers got. nt Autumn 21 hrs ago #58

Again getting a Nazi SS tattoo while drunk on leave is one thing, leaving it there for over a decade is another IMO YMMV EX500rider 21 hrs ago #62

Yah, if all the other soldiers are doing it, it must be okay! betsuni 20 hrs ago #67

You may not know this but men who serve together have a tight bond. nt Autumn 20 hrs ago #72

No ne in my family in the military ever got a Nazi tat obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #80

When he found out it was a nazi tattoo he had it covered. So AFAIC that's the end of that. Autumn 19 hrs ago #85

This is an awfully slippery slope nt mr715 20 hrs ago #81

So, you know people who got Nazi tats and still have them over a decade later? obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #79

You are doing exactly what the RW does obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #78

I'm lost on this one. ariadne0614 14 hrs ago #110

Bernie has been wrong before. I don't trust anyone with a Nazi tattoo and posts online that reinforce that. mucholderthandirt 4 hrs ago #124

He discredited himself quite well Blue_Adept 5 min ago #133

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 20 hrs ago #75

I like Democrats who don't have Nazi problems in their past, personally. tritsofme Yesterday #4

If I thought for one minute he was a Nazi, I wouldn't have posted the interview. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #12

Plenty of posts about him here MichMan 23 hrs ago #25

Thanks. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #29

It wasn't just a "past" problem.... TommyT139 21 hrs ago #43

The "establishment" lol awesomerwb1 Yesterday #5

Actually, if I lived in Maine, I'd work my heart out for him. n/t ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #26

Good for you. I'm sure questionable people like this crazy dude need the money awesomerwb1 23 hrs ago #30

It's seriously difficult to imagine watching this interview and concluding he's crazy. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #31

It's not. Do you like his Nazi tattoo as well? awesomerwb1 22 hrs ago #33

Is that a serious question? ariadne0614 22 hrs ago #36

lol Of course he's gonna "own up" awesomerwb1 22 hrs ago #38

Because Trump has made owning up all the fashion on the Nazi side of the equation. ariadne0614 21 hrs ago #63

He did plenty of stupid stuff when he was over 30, too. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #64

He isn't just turning 21! mr715 20 hrs ago #82

It's cute how you think you're the first one to "introduce" awesomerwb1 20 hrs ago #66

His opponent, Janet Mills: Jack Valentino 12 hrs ago #120

I'm sure they would make me cringe. ariadne0614 20 hrs ago #70

"This doesn't sound like something your average Nazi would do." lol what WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #51

as if he and his mommy aren't the establishment thebigidea 19 hrs ago #89

Remember when Fetterman was the be all to save all..... Historic NY Yesterday #9

My gut told me from the beginning that there was something off about Fetterman. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #13

So you didn't agree with the judgement of Sanders regarding Fetterman but say we should trust his judgement here? W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #44

I never once saw him that way. I saw him clearly for what he is. Autumn 23 hrs ago #23

I'm more impressed... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #15

I'm sure Governor Mills is a fine person. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #19

Are you... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #20

No, I'm just an American who would love to see Democrats take back the Senate. n/t ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #27

Mills is the AIPAC candidate and so whoever the republican nominee will be aipac supported questionseverything 22 hrs ago #34

Maine Senate Race Moves To Toss Up With Mills' Entrance LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #84

He's drawing crowds of elderly people leftstreet 23 hrs ago #18

Interesting. I didn't use my gut to find information on endorsements. ariadne0614 23 hrs ago #28

"...on both sides..." TommyT139 21 hrs ago #46

Yes! ariadne0614 21 hrs ago #49

I was referring TommyT139 19 hrs ago #92

I think its more like, he is the key to ensuring Susan Collins gets another term FascismIsDeath 22 hrs ago #35

Perhaps not. ariadne0614 21 hrs ago #59

Some people say he rzemanfl 22 hrs ago #37

I don't understand "one white guy who can save the Democratic Party from itself." betsuni 22 hrs ago #39

In 2007 a Marine Gunnery Sgt. estimated that 92% of about 8,000 Marines rzemanfl 22 hrs ago #40

You get that it was a very specific skull and crossbones that was a hallmark of the SS, right? Not the Jolly Roger? WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #45

I have not seen a picture. Have you? rzemanfl 21 hrs ago #54

I'm familiar with the totenkopf, and the video and screenshots that went around a lot last October make it clear that's WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #57

This tattoo? Quite plainly the SS-Totenkopf tattoo EX500rider 21 hrs ago #61

Agreed. n/t rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #68

I agree the tattoo is a Nazi Death Head (totenkopf). rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #73

Seriously? Cirsium 19 hrs ago #88

Thank you. rzemanfl 19 hrs ago #91

Hey, thanks for listening in good faith. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #100

Maybe the tattooist rzemanfl 15 hrs ago #109

They said the same about John Fetterman. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #42

I doubt his crowds are "Genocide Joe" people leftstreet 21 hrs ago #47

Another start at the top political con. delisen 21 hrs ago #50

If I recall the same views were expressed how Fetterman was the "great liberal hope" over the "establishment" lostincalifornia 21 hrs ago #53

I don't live in Maine mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #56

I do live in Maine chelsea0011 19 hrs ago #93

Thank you for your response. I have a couple of questions. mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #95

All that matters to me right now is winning elections BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #69

Judging from only this one interview, I think he would agree with you. n/t ariadne0614 20 hrs ago #71

This is why we have primaries. nt mr715 20 hrs ago #74

He is problematic. mr715 20 hrs ago #76

lol no, I want someone without Nazi tats, who doesn't hit women and who didn't work as a mercenary obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #77

MaddowBlog-Maine's Graham Platner faces difficult questions about his record -- and a tattoo LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #83

This post, on its own, would give pause to any reasonable voter. ariadne0614 14 hrs ago #113

I watched the entire video, I like him. Americanme 19 hrs ago #86

I don't believe in saviors, I believe in passing legislation that helps my family thebigidea 19 hrs ago #87

I don't believe in saviors either. ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #105

Curious MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #90

If Democrats win back the Senate, the pressure will come from fed up We the People. n/t ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #94

Do you truly believe that tsf would actually sign it or... sheshe2 15 hrs ago #104

Yup, we need both the House and Senate. n/t ariadne0614 14 hrs ago #114

That's not enough if the president won't sign it. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #118

Call me delusional, but if our side regains the Senate and House, then anything is possible if ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #103

Sorry. This is the kind of unicorn thinking that turned me off of the Sanders movement. Blasphemer 12 hrs ago #121

The DSCC and Janet Mills have formed a joint fundraising committee together. LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #96

Sincere question. ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #99

I am Jewish and have an issue with someone with a NAZI tattoo LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #107

I have deep respect your preference. ariadne0614 14 hrs ago #112

I don't understand the "one white guy" headline. Was that in an article or something? marmar 15 hrs ago #98

Fair question. ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #101

Look up stories from last year about his choice of tattoos. Iggo 1 hr ago #129

I'll be voting for Janet Mill's in the primary. If your candidate wins, I will vote for him. OAITW r.2.0 15 hrs ago #102

Makes perfect sense to me. n/t ariadne0614 15 hrs ago #106

Ranked Choice voting,,,,democracy in action. OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #111

I'm all in favor of ranked choice voting. ariadne0614 14 hrs ago #115

Gov. MAGA Paul got elected in Maine when 60+% voted for two other candidates..... OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #116

Oh boy! Let the rebranding begin! Iggo 13 hrs ago #117

Still? Really? Has Trump taught us nothing. Gimme a break. nt Blasphemer 12 hrs ago #119

Running against the Democratic Party: Establishment beholden to corporate interests ignore working class, both sides. betsuni 10 hrs ago #122

Dude had a nazi tattoo on his chest for years. Got called out last year and covered it up. Iggo 1 hr ago #128

Only got called out because there was a video of him running around shirtless during a wedding reception that surfaced MichMan 24 min ago #130

Looking at his background, I would venture he's a Repub plant Just_Vote_Dem 2 hrs ago #125

I'm guessing there's more than one... whathehell 1 hr ago #126

You're absolutely right. ariadne0614 8 min ago #131

nazi tattoo + Blackwater employment nope waddirum 5 min ago #132

I appreciate your input. ariadne0614 2 min ago #134