Sanders refuses to rescind endorsement of candidate sporting Nazi tattoo

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251. Very true

For that reason, I don’t think Platner will drop out so quickly. He has time to hope this blows over. If he’s wrong, he’s no worse off than he is now. He doesn’t have much to lose by trying to weather the storm a while longer, even though it has become a major distraction he would love to see the back of. He is obviously not a National Socialist, and no one trying to pin that label on him will be successful.

His timing and political acumen are a different story, however. They are fair game, and I think he’s more than a little vulnerable there. His chances would improve with the endorsement of a popular Independent member of the Senate. But that, of course, would be Angus King, who is also from Maine. That is an endorsement that Platner doesn’t have. Given King’s normally cautious nature, I’m not sure it will ever be given, either. King and Janet Mills have known each other and worked together for a very long time, and Platner would have to impress the hell out of Senator King to win his endorsement away from Janet.