Progressives Pile on Dem Dismissing a Graham Platner Win

DeRosa appeared on Fox News after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won a Senate primary runoff backed by President Donald Trump. She discussed how Democrats could use Paxton’s controversies in the general election and compared that to a similar issue in Maine involving Senate hopeful Graham Platner. Platner is challenging incumbent Sen. Susan Collins and has faced campaign controversy, including a Nazi SS Totenkopf chest tattoo that he later covered and claimed he did not recognize. He also faced backlash over past posts about a video showing an American soldier being shot. DeRosa said she would not cry if Platner loses and questioned how large the Democratic Party’s “tent” should be for such candidates.

"DeRosa joined Fox News' Bret Baier on Special Report on Tuesday evening, following Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's victory in a Senate primary runoff race against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Paxton had the backing of President Donald Trump. While discussing Paxton and his past controversies that Democrats could exploit in the general election, DeRosa pointed to the party having a similar problem in Maine with Senate hopeful Graham Platner."

"Reports last year pointed out a chest tattoo Platner had of a Nazi SS Totenkopf symbol. He's since covered it up and said he was unaware of the Nazi imagery. Platner got the tattoo while serving in the military. He has also been hit with backlash over past posts made about a video of an American soldier being shot."

"DeRosa, the former chief of staff for ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, told Baier she will not be shedding any tears if Platner loses, and she questioned whether the Democratic Party's tent should extend to people with Nazi tattoos. She said: The main race demonstrates the civil war happening in the Democratic party. A lot of Democrats, moderate Democrats like myself, will not cry tears should we lose Maine. That would be a ticket to begin with. How big a tent is the party? Is it big enough for somebody with Nazi tattoos? Big enough for somebody who celebrated a veteran being shot? I say no to that. So we will see."

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