David Harsanyi: Nazi Tattoo? Hamas Defender? No Problem, Says Chuck Schumer
The column recounts reported statements and conduct by Platner while criticizing Democratic leaders for backing his campaign.
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The Patriot Post is an opinion-oriented publisher, and this article is an openly argumentative column rather than original, independently sourced reporting. The named author and copyright attribution provide some transparency, but the piece offers limited sourcing and no competing perspective.
- Source type — Opinion publisher; institutional credibility is lower than that of a news organization.
- Editorial standards — The piece is a strongly argumentative column and does not present a balanced reporting format.
- Author attribution — A named columnist is identified.
- Transparency — A copyright notice names Creators.com, suggesting distributed or syndicated material.
The column identifies people and quotes or characterizes statements, but provides little sourcing, context or response from those criticized. Its claims and conclusions are presented through a strongly one-sided argument.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The column advances a single critical argument about Democrats and left-wing figures. It offers no meaningful response from Schumer, Gillibrand, Platner or the other people it criticizes.
- Counterarguments presented — No responses or counterarguments from those criticized are included.
- Loaded language — Repeatedly uses charged and dismissive wording about the political figures and groups discussed.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is an openly argumentative opinion column.
- Source diversity — The column presents no source diversity or independent verification within the text.
The column uses strongly critical language about Democrats and left-wing figures, while presenting no comparable criticism of the political right. Its framing is distinctly conservative.
- Language tone — Uses dismissive and charged descriptions, including “unhinged Left” and “cultural wackos.”
- Framing — Frames Democratic support for Platner as evidence of the party’s tolerance of extremism.
- Source selection — Relies on the author’s claims and examples without including responses from the people criticized.
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David Harsanyi argues that Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand’s support for Graham Platner shows Democrats will back him despite his reported tattoo, statements and past online activity. The column also cites Janet Mills’s withdrawal from the Maine Senate race and criticizes the Democratic Party’s tolerance of left-wing figures.
Harsanyi writes that Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspended her Senate campaign after struggling to raise enough money, and that Schumer and Gillibrand backed Platner. He argues that the support is notable given reports about Platner’s Totenkopf tattoo, comments about Hamas and communism, and advocacy of “revolutionary violence.” These are presented as the author’s criticisms and characterizations.
The column also recalls Platner’s comments about rural white Americans and his apologies for comments that have surfaced. Harsanyi broadens his criticism to Democrats’ response to left-wing figures, mentioning Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani, and contrasts that response with John Fetterman’s support for Israel.
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SWIPE →Democratic Senate candidate whose campaign and reported past statements are discussed
Senate Minority Leader who backed Graham Platner’s Senate campaign
Schumer's version of this story ↗
Senator and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair who backed Platner
Maine senator whom the column says Platner is likely to face in the general election
President mentioned in a reference to an attempted assassination
Senator mentioned as a supporter of Israel
Former California gubernatorial candidate mentioned in connection with accusations against him
Former House Speaker whose past remarks about socialists are recalled
Representative mentioned in discussion of the Democratic Party’s left wing
Maine governor and former Senate candidate who suspended her campaign
Part of a bigger story
11 OUTLETSGraham Platner, a Maine Senate candidate, faces scrutiny over a tattoo described as Nazi-associated. Left-leaning outlets press Platner to disclose details of his disability application and explain how his mental-health conditions could affect stressful work. Center outlets split between questioning whether he recognized the tattoo’s association and criticizing Democrats for backing him despite the controversy. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the tattoo and past remarks, often casting Democratic support as evidence of the party’s tolerance of extremism or criticizing coverage as uneven.
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