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‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police (www.cnn.com)
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https://archive.is/20251016104343/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/politics/kfile-graham-platner-maine-senate-candidate-deleted-reddit-posts

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Of course this time policing hand wringing shit would be from CNN.

I'm so disgusted by the fact that in American politics the term "moderate" basically means racist half fascist who avoids the hard r. Fuck CNN.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Shouldn't have deleted them

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bet this isn't going to hurt him significantly.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

It would send an awesome message if it helped.