Few major candidates in recent memory have delivered a steadier stream of scandals than Graham Platner, currently running to replace US Sen. Susan Colins in Maine. But today’s Democratic Party isn’t going to let a few little things like a Nazi-linked tattoo, extramarital sexting, denigrating America’s servicemembers, and a hodgepodge of disturbing online posts stand in the way of another seat on Capitol Hill. That’s why we’ve been hearing either a lot of silence on the matter, or in the case of Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a performance of rhetorical gymnastics in an attempt to excuse his behavior. Fox News provided this coverage: Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of a rally with Platner, progressive gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson and congressional contender Matt Dunlap, which was organized by Khanna, the congressman was asked if he was concerned the latest allegations could sink Platner’s campaign and hurt Democrats’ hopes of winning back the Senate. “I’m more concerned about making it clear that we’re opposed to misogyny, those relationships were toxic and volatile, there’s no excuse for that,” Khanna said. “I talked to Graham, and he says he was at a very dark period. He had come back from two tours of duty in Iraq as an infantry man seeing violence and death. That doesn’t excuse it.” But Khanna added that Platner said “he really grew as a person when he came back to Maine, and he was an oyster farmer. And he found peace, and he is ashamed of that period. To me, that suggests someone taking accountability and improving their lives, and we need that redemption in this country. And I agree with a lot of his economic policies, that we should be taxing the billionaires, we should be focusing on the working class.” After Christine Blasey Ford accused then-Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in 2018, Khanna tweeted, “I stand with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Brett Kavanaugh is not fit to sit on the Supreme Court. #BelieveSurvivors.” The hypocrisy from Khanna and others on the left fueled social media criticism: I remember when liberal women would go bonkers over this. Hillary and Allbright would have squadrons of women in the streets across the country, threatening all sorts of actions. —