Nazi, schmazi, says Wernher von Braun

Nazi tattoos, sex texting, physical abuse of women, including spouses and the women he was cheating on them with: none of that matters to Maine’s Democrat supporters of Graham Platner: “Whatever he says, if there’s a D in front of it, I’ll swallow it” says (essentially) the woman in a anti-Trump T shirt.

I’d mention that the man is a communist, and that his policies when enacted will ruin America, but that’s just a bonus to these people.

Graham Platner supporters shrug off controversies at Bar Harbor rally

BAR HARBOR, Maine — The latest controversies rocking oyster farmer Graham Platner’s insurgent U.S. Senate bid showed no signs of curbing his support at a rally here alongside Maine progressive candidates and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California. 

Hundreds of Mainers packed into the historic Criterion Theatre for the event, which came just a day after the New York Times reported that three of Platner’s ex-girlfriends alleged toxic behavior. On Wednesday, Platner returned home early from a trip to Washington, D.C., after seeking to assuage senators concerned about his past and any further potential damaging news following reports he sent sexually explicit messages to women early in his marriage.

The Democrats hope Platner, who effectively toppled Gov. Janet Mills’ Senate campaign and became the presumptive nominee in late April, can oust five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins to flip the chamber in November.

“We need new blood,” Ann Akerson of Bar Harbor said as she waited in line along Cottage Street. She wore a shirt emblazoned with a fist and the words, “Grab them by the ballot,” a play on President Donald Trump’s notoriously vulgar remark about grabbing women in a 2016 Access Hollywood recording. She said she wasn’t concerned about Platner’s private life.

“What happens between them and their house and their bedroom, that’s their business,” she said. “What can he do for us? That is our business.”