Is Platner the Face of the Democratic Tea Party? (Neon Liberalism #67, with Chance Phillips)

According to all current polling, Graham Platner will be Maine's next senator—despite a Nazi tattoo, a history of controversial social media posts, and an almost-total lack of political experience. To try and understand what this tells us about the direction of the Democratic Party, Chance Phillips recently traveled to Maine to speak with Platner's supporters. (You can read Chance's full essay here.) Chance and Samantha Hancox-Li discuss his findings on this episode of Neon Liberalism. Democratic elites may want moderation and conciliation—but the Democratic base has different opinions.

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