# Are there any reasons to reject Graham Platner in Maine (campaign suspended July 8, 2026)

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 4, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179 "2026-03-04T03:50:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179/505 "2026-05-05T00:06:49Z")

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> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#):
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> So the Anti-Defamation League takes a softer line on this issue than some of the posters here. Platner no longer has the tattoo. Platner has repudiated its hateful meaning. Done and done. The same cannot be said for Hegseth or Joseph Kent.

The same thing cannot be said for Elon Musk, either, but the ADL also took a softer line on his Nazi salute than some of the posters here. So their stance doesn’t really inform me on whether he should be considered repentant, unrepentant, or clueless.

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