ME-SEN: Platner sat for lengthy interview with antisemitic conspiracy theorist, said he was 'longtime fan' of his show

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25. I would like to believe that is the case but reality seems otherwise

He has received several prominent endorsements despite his "mistakes" and per the article in post 23:

The dueling endorsements for Platner and Mills are “emblematic of the divisions we’re really seeing nationwide among Democrats,” said Mark Brewer, a professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Maine. He said some factions of the party are willing to take risks on a candidate like Platner in the current unsettled political environment.

“Platner is definitely the insurgent candidate. His supporters are not only willing to support that kind of unconventional candidate, but willing to embrace that kind of unconventional candidate,” he said.

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