{"id":2579929,"date":"2026-03-14T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nepo-baby-nazi-tattooed-dem-senate-candidate-decries-anti-semitism-claims-anti-trans-agenda-cooked-up-by-billionaires\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:45:19","slug":"nepo-baby-nazi-tattooed-dem-senate-candidate-decries-anti-semitism-claims-anti-trans-agenda-cooked-up-by-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nepo-baby-nazi-tattooed-dem-senate-candidate-decries-anti-semitism-claims-anti-trans-agenda-cooked-up-by-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepo-Baby Nazi-Tattooed Dem Senate Candidate Decries &#8216;Anti-Semitism,&#8217; Claims &#8216;Anti-Trans&#8217; Agenda Cooked Up By &#8216;Billionaires&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnepo-baby-nazi-tattooed-dem-senate-candidate-decries-anti-semitism-claims-anti-trans-agenda-cooked-up-by-billionaires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Western Journal profiles Graham Platner, a maine Senate candidate once touted as the future of the Democratic Party, and portrays him as a focal point of troubling hypocrisies and controversial associations over the past week. The piece argues that Platner, a wealthy \u201coyster farmer\u201d and underdog in a blue-state race, could perhaps flip the Republican Senate seat held by Susan collins if he wins the primary, making his conduct especially consequential.<\/p>\n<p>Key points the article highlights:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Platner accuses billionaires of driving anti-trans sentiment in Maine school sports while he himself comes from notable wealth, calling out what it calls a culture-war distraction from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-interviews-top-3-vp-candidates-announcement-coming-in-next-24-hours-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Interviews Top 3 VP Candidates, Announcement Coming in Next 24 Hours: Report\">broader political issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece emphasizes a Nazi Totenkopf tattoo Platner reportedly has, noting conflicting explanations for its meaning and suggesting the tattoo reflects troubling associations. It argues the tattoo has strengthened his campaign rather than harmed it, according to some sources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It details Platner\u2019s ties to anti-Semitic figures and content, including a 2026 interview with Nate Cornacchia and boosts of anti-Semitic rhetoric, which the article says undermine his stated condemnation of rising antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the article references Platner\u2019s social media activity, including posts about antisemitism and wars in the Middle East, and notes that he has aligned with or promoted content from figures associated with Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It mentions broader political dynamics, such as a ballot initiative supported by a Republican megadonor and Platner\u2019s place among a perceived cadre of left-leaning candidates who are described as privileged and problematic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece argues that Platner\u2019s week serves as a cautionary example of why some view left-wing, privileged anti-Semitism within the Democratic party as a worrying trend, regardless of whether Platner wins or loses the primary.<\/p>\n<p>the article casts Platner as embodying a clash between rich liberal messaging and controversial associations, suggesting such contradictions could pose risks for the democratic Party\u2019s future in Maine and beyond.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Graham Platner, once touted as the future of the Democratic Party, is having a week.<\/p>\n<p>In case you&rsquo;ve forgotten about him, Platner is the far-left &ldquo;oyster farmer&rdquo; (translation: rich nepo-baby who took up a blue-collar trade more as a hobby than a career) running for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>While he&rsquo;s an underdog in the primary against Gov. Janet Mills, if he wins, he could be in a prime position to flip the seat held by Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-susan-collins-throws-wrench-trumps-cabinet-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Collins<\/a>, particularly in a blue state in a year that favors the party out of power.<\/p>\n<p>That means we kind of have to pay attention to the man and his various hypocrisies, which are more dangerous than those from the average Bernie bro.<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere was that more on display than the past seven days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/10-fatally-flawed-new-democrat-candidates-prove-party-facing-existential-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when the rich kid<\/a> blamed &ldquo;billionaires&rdquo; for the &ldquo;anti-trans&rdquo; agenda in school sports and then decried &ldquo;anti-Semitism&rdquo; despite the fact that he seems to have an affinity for both actual Nazis and other standard-issue anti-Semites.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>First, a clip from an interview he gave to Slate last week managed to go viral. In it, he claimed that opposition to self-proclaimed transgender males in Maine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-psaki-pressed-about-girls-having-to-compete-against-trans-girls-dismisses-concerns\/\" title=\"WATCH: Psaki Pressed About Girls Having To Compete Against Trans Girls, Dismisses Concerns\">high school sports<\/a> was the result of rich people afraid of getting their taxes raised.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The anti-trans campaign in Maine is funded by an out-of-state billionaire to make sure that we have this discussion and we don&rsquo;t talk about raising his taxes. That&rsquo;s why it exists,&rdquo; Platner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there are, like, two trans kids that compete in high school sports in Maine,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Platner then referenced the expiration of Obamacare subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are 40,000 Mainers who are going to lose healthcare because of the lack of the extension. I&rsquo;m sorry, one of those things seems very important and real to me. One of them seems like an invented culture war scare to keep people divided.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Graham Platner: &ldquo;The anti-trans campaign in Maine is funded by an out-of-state billionaire to make sure we have this discussion and we don&rsquo;t talk about raising his taxes. That&rsquo;s why it exists. I think there are like two trans kids that compete in high school sports in Maine?&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRjPkRSjST\">pic.twitter.com\/qRjPkRSjST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcoFoster_\/status\/2029937438584410266?\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll admit to having heard a lot of defenses for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rapinoe-finally-says-loud-trans-agenda-wont-admit-sports-demands-american-parents-get-grip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping trans boys in girls&rsquo; sports<\/a> that make no sense, but &ldquo;people care because a billionaire told you to so you won&rsquo;t raise his taxes&rdquo; is a new one on this end. Props for novelty.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear in the clip which billionaire Platner is specifically blaming &mdash; but, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/graham-platner-claims-voters-concerned-over-trans-athletes-manipulated-billionaires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted, a group called Protect Girls Sports forced a ballot initiative in Maine this November to bar males in female sports after Mills refused to follow an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >executive order protecting women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s sports signed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Republican mega-donor Richard Uihlein is one of the motive forces behind it, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/01\/16\/politics\/elections\/republican-megadonor-uihlein-maine-transgender-sports-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangor Daily News<\/a>, which is assumedly what Platner is referring to.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it&rsquo;s a bit ironic to hear this kind of eat-the-rich rhetoric from our humble oyster farmer &mdash; a man who, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/graham-platner-who-attended-elite-prep-school-thanks-to-lawyer-father-and-renowned-architect-grandfather-says-hes-never-been-close-to-money-and-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a> noted, &ldquo;attended an elite Connecticut boarding school that costs upwards of $75,000 and is the grandson of a world-famous architect known for designing $20,000 chairs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he&rsquo;s a rich guy telling you to vote against a proposition that&rsquo;s already generally popular because a richer guy is actually tricking you into making it popular.<\/p>\n<p>Sound logic, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>For most candidates, that&rsquo;d be enough hypocrisy for one week. However, we had a spate of terrorist attacks this week, including one at a synagogue in Michigan on Thursday. Platner took to social media and said that &ldquo;Antisemitism is on the rise, and it must be stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Antisemitism is on the rise, and it must be stopped. We must not and will not stand by while people are targeted and killed for who they are or how they pray. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6B71Wel5o\">pic.twitter.com\/O6B71Wel5o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2032185831406846414?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a vacuum, this assertion would be acceptable. Laudable, even. The problem is that the rise in anti-Semitism is coming from the left in general, and people like Platner in particular.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s start with the fact that Platner literally had a Nazi tattoo:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This you? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n1Yoa4n1ue\">https:\/\/t.co\/n1Yoa4n1ue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPR7LjdvFO\">pic.twitter.com\/mPR7LjdvFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senate Republicans (@NRSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRSC\/status\/2032205797644554334?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Graham Platner, a far-left Democrat candidate running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has a NAZI tattoo on his chest<\/p>\n<p>The skull and bones on his chest is called &ldquo;Totenkopf&rdquo; and it was used by Hitler&rsquo;s SS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IpZaO0Fdi4\">pic.twitter.com\/IpZaO0Fdi4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanSaavedra\/status\/1980745151393001747?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Platner initially claimed he got the tattoo while he was in the military and didn&rsquo;t know what it meant &mdash; simply picking the most minatory thing he could find because he was drunk out of his mind, according to his account &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photos-falsely-accusing-hegseth-nazi-tattoo-dems-embrace-man-real-nazi-white-supremacist-tattoo-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sources who knew him in the 2010s<\/a> said he understood it was the &ldquo;Totenkopf,&rdquo; a symbol of a Nazi SS unit notorious for its actions in the concentration camps.<\/p>\n<p>Platner brushed off the controversy, arguing it bolstered his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is amusing for me to watch the campaign described in the media as collapsing or falling apart &mdash; when internally, we frankly have not felt this strong since the beginning,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-candidate-graham-platner-says-nazi-tattoo-strengthened-standing-democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in November<\/a>. &ldquo;It hasn&rsquo;t sunk my campaign. In fact, it seems, in many ways, it&rsquo;s strengthened us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, if one Nazi-loving gesture strengthened his chances, why not a bunch of them?<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not a rhetorical question, alas. In January, he sat down for an interview with anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist Nate Cornacchia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/02\/graham-platner-maine-senate-nate-cornacchia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Insider<\/a>, during which he described himself as &ldquo;a longtime fan&rdquo; of his YouTube channel, &ldquo;Valhalla VFT.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cornacchia has, among other things, claimed Israel was involved in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>In February, meanwhile, Platner boosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-its-time-to-uncancel-americans\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: It\u2019s Time to Uncancel Americans\">social media post decrying<\/a> a potential war with Iran made by Stew Peters, another anti-Semite who loves him some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/twitter-ceo-says-holocaust-denial-not-misinformation-ny-post-gets-locked-damning-biden-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holocaust denial<\/a>. This time, Platner&rsquo;s campaign said they removed the boost after finding Peters was running a &ldquo;despicable account.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And even without those specifics, there are the generalities: He&rsquo;s the kind of leftist that calls military action against Gaza &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/1975664888862200047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genocide<\/a>&rdquo; and makes common cause with the people responsible for that pesky rise in anti-Semitism that causes Islamic State group sympathizers to attempt a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-sen-attempts-muddy-waters-shameful-sides-statement-synagogue-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terror attack against a synagogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This would be cosmic justice visited upon a guy who&rsquo;s had it coming since he launched his campaign last year. The problem is that privileged-crypto-commie anti-Semite leftists have been touted as the future of the Democratic Party. Platner might not be the most visible, but he&rsquo;s still been lumped in with figures like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mamdani-filmed-praising-group-muslims-glorify-killing-christians-jews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and Rashida Tlaib as the next generation of leftist.<\/p>\n<p>These past few days, in other words, should be viewed as an object lesson in just why that should scare the dickens out of us, even if he does lose the primary to Gov. 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He\u2019s a far-left Maine Senate candidate described as an \u201coyster farmer\u201d who\u2019s wealthy, and he\u2019s running in a race where he\u2019s the underdog to Gov. Janet Mills. Yet his potential to upset Republican Sen. Susan Collins could be significant in a blue state during a year that favors the opposition, so his actions are getting close scrutiny because they reveal a set of hypocrisies that many find troubling.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past seven days, Platner attacked \u201cbillionaires\u201d for driving an anti-trans agenda in high school sports, then condemned antisemitism even as he\u2019s been linked to actual Nazis and other anti-Semites. A viral clip from a Slate interview showed him suggesting that opposition to transgender athletes in Maine was funded by an out-of-state billionaire aiming to avoid tax increases, noting there are only a couple of trans athletes in Maine. He also pointed to the expiration of Obamacare subsidies as a counterpoint to the culture-war debate. The clip referenced donors and ballot campaigns connected to protecting girls\u2019 sports, with billionaire Richard Uihlein named by some outlets as a motive force behind a Maine ballot initiative, a point Platner\u2019s remarks seemed to imply.<\/p>\n<p>The irony, as highlighted by the piece, is that Platner\u2019s own background is steeped in privilege: an elite Connecticut boarding school and a family tied to a famous architect, while he lectures about \u201ceat-the-rich\u201d logic. The controversy intensified when he commented on a deadly attack against a Michigan synagogue, saying antisemitism is on the rise and must be stopped. The article argues that the rise of antisemitism is more often linked to the left and notes that Platner himself has drawn scrutiny for a Nazi tattoo on his chest, which some say he knew the meaning of, despite initially offering various explanations. He has defended or minimized the tattoo in the past, and his ties to anti-Semitic figures and conspiracy theorists-such as Nate Cornacchia and Stew Peters-are highlighted, including scaled-back promotions of Peters\u2019 content after discovery of problematic material.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the piece casts Platner as a case study in what it describes as privileged, crypto-Left anti-Semitism that some fear could define the future of the Democratic Party. Even if Platner doesn\u2019t win the primary, the columnist argues that his week-long sequence of statements and associations is a warning about the kind of rhetoric and allies some say the party cannot afford to embrace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2579930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-14T160239.575.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18766,7053,6571,5235,75815],"class_list":["post-2579929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-trans","tag-antisemitism","tag-elections","tag-extremism","tag-nepo-baby"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-14T160239.575.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579929\/revisions\/2579933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}