The poll shows that 58% of likely Democratic primary voters favor Platner. Janet Mills, Maine's two-term governor, who was recruited by national party leaders, was polling at just 24%. None of the other candidates in the crowded field received more than 1%.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
    59·
    7 months ago

    That person didn’t ask how he was polling.

    He’s talking about the 2 literal Nazi tattoos that he has had on his body for almost 20 years now. Which is a very legitimate concern.

    I feel stupid for having to explain this to you people, but only Nazis who are really into the ideology permanently ink refrences to it on their fucking bodies.

    He’s gonna win, so let’s hope the Nazi is progressive and kot lying to gain power like Nazis often do.

    • bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world
      91·
      7 months ago

      At this point we only have to hope he either was a dumb, clueless teenager in the military or hope he is a reformed nazi? Id love to believe he was just a teenager, I wouldnt recognize that symbol put up somewhere on the wall of a tattoo parlor, this is the first Im ever seeing that imagery.

      • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
        28·
        7 months ago

        He also got a tattoo of 1919, which is the 19th letter of the alphabet twice: SS

        A college kid does not tattoo a random looking date on them without knowing what it’s supposed to mean…

          • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
            25·
            7 months ago

            Oh hell yeah he only had 1 Nazi tattoo

            Everyone gets 1 free permanent white supremacist art on their person before you start getting judged for them.

            • overthere@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              71·
              7 months ago

              I wouldn’t have known that that rendition of skull and crossbones was Nazi symbology and just learned that today. He has a plausible story for how he got it, but you’re presenting this 1919 thing as a pattern to discredit that story.

              If the 1919 tattoo is unrelated (and it sure seems to be), then your pattern of multiple Nazi tattoos falls apart and his story isn’t discredited by it.

              • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
                14·
                7 months ago

                Exactly

                Everyone gets to have 1 tattoo that supports ethnic cleansing and still get the benefit of the doubt.

                We will find out what his values are after he gets into power.

                Just like Fetterman

    • ceenote@lemmy.world
      72·
      7 months ago

      2? What’s the other one?

      The Totenkopf isn’t exactly a widely know Nazi symbol by laypeople, and he’s since had it covered up. If he’s saying he didn’t know, it’s probably the truth. The only universally recognized Nazi symbol is the swastika, and maybe half of people know the SS bolts.