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Ro Khanna says he supports Graham Platner’s bid for Senate despite ‘shameful’ actions
(www.theguardian.com)
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If Platner ran as a Republican his scandals wouldn't even make the news cycle.
Why does this guy get more shit for having a dumb tattoo and some dumb mistakes in his personal life, than the President gets for being a embarrassing embezzling embalmed-looking toddler selling out the US to the highest bidder?
For every pearl clutching Republican trying to say Graham Platner's actions are inexcusable, may I introduce to you:
Ken Paxton Donald Trump Howard Lutnick Pete Hegseth Stephen Miller Greg Bovino
And that's just off the top of my head.
I mean, I agree with you in spirit, and the title here is still correct that this is the only correct vote in this situation, but we can still do better than obvious Nazi tattoo man in the future. Both things can be true.
I say this as a Pennsylvanian who lives with fetterman and my vote for him, everyday. Would very unfortunately still make the same vote in the general today (fuck Dr oz), but that doesn't mean its a good choice
The reason Trump and Paxton are successful is because their voters will overlook absolutely anything they do because they're white men who say the right words. Maybe we shouldn't copy that?
It's a bad look for people who call themselves antifascist to not only blindly excuse a Nazi tattoo with a lame excuse, but to ridicule anyone who'd consider that a red flag. It's a bad look for people who call themselves feminist to not only dismiss women who say he's a misogynist, but go straight to the 'lying bitch' defense.