Greetings from Bangor, Maine, where voters are going to the polls for primary elections that include a crucial Senate race involving the scandal-haunted Graham Platner.
The oysterman and Marine veteran’s string of controversies, ranging from alleged “toxic” behaviour towards women to a tattoo recognised as a Nazi symbol, have plunged Democrats into debates about double standards, purity tests and not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
There was a final twist yesterday when Genevieve McDonald, a former political director of Platner’s campaign, published a column denouncing Platner as unfit for office.
“Graham Platner is not someone who would be good
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