'Allies Challenge Corporate Media Onslaught Against Working-Class Champion Graham Platner' [View all]

"US Sen. Bernie Sanders was among the progressives voicing continued support for working-class Senate candidate Graham Platner as he faces a relentless onslaught of negative corporate media attention over his past online posts and a tattoo he says was a drunken mistake that has now been covered with fresh ink."

"The firestorm began last week, when CNN published a story featuring deleted Reddit posts in which Platner—who is running to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)—called himself a 'communist,' castigated police, downplayed sexual assault in the military, and asked, 'Why don’t black people tip?' "

"Allies of Platner, including US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), came to his defense, accusing the Democratic Party establishment of trying to undermine him for the benefit of its preferred candidate in the race, Maine Gov. Janet Mills—who announced her bid for Collins’ Senate seat a day before the CNN story broke."

"Some argued the fierceness of the backlash against Platner stems from the anti-oligarchy messaging that he’s made central to his campaign."

Full article at link:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-support-graham-platner

Interesting article, lots of good quotes.