A revealing quote from a Michelle Goldberg column in the New York Times, largely singing the praises of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner:
These voters understood that Platner had made mistakes, but they saw him as a fighter. “Five years ago, he would have been dead in the water, I think,” said O’Brien, who now works with the labor movement. “But this is such an unprecedented time. I think a lot of people really believe that we need somebody who can effectively fight against fascism.”
So, in order to fight “fascism,” some Maine Democrats insist that you have to vote for the guy who “accidentally” got the SS Totenkopf tattooed to his chest and didn’t realize that it was a Nazi symbol for 18 years.