‘Knives are out’ for Democrat critical of Graham Platner: Guy Benson
Guy Benson criticized Democrats for attacking Rep. Jake Auchincloss for his comments on Graham Platner, a Senate candidate in Maine. Auchincloss deemed Platner's Nazi tattoo disqualifying, sparking backlash from within the party. Benson noted that the Democratic Party is rallying around Platner despite the controversy surrounding his tattoo.
- ▪Guy Benson criticized Democrats for their backlash against Rep. Jake Auchincloss.
- ▪Auchincloss called Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo personally disqualifying.
- ▪Platner faced criticism after a photo of his tattoo circulated online.
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Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson slammed Democrats for their criticisms of Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), who called out Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate for Maine. “They are eating him alive on the Left,” Benson said on Fox Business’s The Bottom Line on Tuesday. Recommended Stories Spencer Pratt may be the answer: Joe Concha Rising gas prices are causing voters to reconsider voting for GOP: Poll Florida judge strikes down challenge to new GOP congressional map CNN on Monday interviewed Auchincloss, who said he found Platner’s tattoo “personally disqualifying.” “As I said months ago, I find Platner’s Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me I’d vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary,” Auchincloss said Tuesday on X.
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