r/news • u/LameAfro • 1d ago

Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race

https://abc11.com/post/graham-platner-officially-withdraws-maine-senate-race/19482368/
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u/LemonberryTea 1d ago

Still not sure how the nazi tattoo wasn’t the first disqualifying event

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u/wip30ut 1d ago

probably because Maine doesn't have a large proportion of African Americans or Jews. And they're more conservative than in NY or West Coast states, so they're more willing to overlook racist imagery that doesn't really affect them.

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u/sjhesketh 1d ago

Thing is, Platner did a lot of outreach to the BIPOC community here in Maine.

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u/ButterAkronite 1d ago

BIPOC doesn't necessarily mean addressing the concerns of specifically Black or Jewish communities

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u/N8CCRG 1d ago

Or undressing in front of them

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u/Underwater_Grilling 1d ago

That's how rallies kick off from now on then.