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campaign manager for Graham PlattnerA Democrat and oyster farmer running for Senate in Maine has resigned just days after taking the job, following a series of controversies surrounding his populist campaign.
In recent weeks, plattner He has had to answer for past inflammatory comments on social media and a skull and bones tattoo on his chest reminiscent of the Nazi “Totenkopf” symbol.
kevin brown, Campaign The official told Axios he was stepping down for family reasons.
“Graham is a dear friend,” Brown told The outlet that first reported the news. “I started this campaign on Tuesday but found out on Friday that we were having a baby. Graham deserves someone who is 100% involved in his racing and we want to be involved in this new experience as a family, so it’s best to get behind the wheel as soon as possible so Graham can get the manager he deserves.”
Plattner, a Navy veteran running on an anti-establishment platform, has proven to be a divisive force within the party as he seeks the Senate seat in Maine, a top priority for Democrats as they target vulnerable incumbents, moderate Republicans. susan collins,
Progressives, including independent Senator Bernie Sanders, have endorsed Plattner, while mainstream party leaders such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have thrown their support behind another candidate, Maine Governor Janet Mills.
In recent weeks, more attention has been focused on Plattner’s personal life than his platform, which includes supporting universal health care and immigration reform.
He announced last week that he had covered up his tattoo, claiming he was unaware of the design’s Nazi associations and that he got the original tattoo during a night out on leave with his fellow Marines in Croatia, thinking it was a typical skull symbol popular in the military environment.
“I was surprised to find that it looked exactly like a Nazi symbol,” he said. wrote In a statement last week.
Plattner also faced criticism in the media after CNN reported that Plattner had a Reddit account, where it was reported how he “turned a communist” and called “all” police officers “bastards”.
Washington Post then reported Plattner posted on Reddit claiming that black people don’t tip at restaurants and urging women to “take some responsibility for themselves and not be so nervous that they end up having sex with someone they have no intention of being with?”
The candidate apologized for the posts and said they were a result of the isolation and anger he felt after returning to Maine from military service.
Sanders has continued to support Plattner.