The Erosion of Credibility in Democratic Leadership Recent developments in Maine's Senate race have exposed a disturbing trend among prominent Democrats: their willingness to downplay or dismiss allegations of misconduct against one of their own, until the situation becomes too hot to handle.
Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate, has been accused of multiple instances of poor judgment and behavior that should have disqualified him from running in the first place.
The Nazi tattoo that Platner sported on his person for over two decades is a particularly egregious example of this problem.