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In this NewsBusters article, Steve Malzberg reports that former Biden Communications Director Kate Bedingfield slammed her own Democratic Party for overlooking Graham Platner’s disturbing past as Maine’s Senate nominee, calling it an “indictment” of Democrats while media figures equate him with Trump.
- Platner’s nomination has surfaced a litany of documented controversies, including a Nazi tattoo and an account on a notorious predator app, which Republicans are highlighting in ads against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
- On CNN’s The Arena, host Kasie Hunt played clips of Trump labeling Platner a “thug” and Platner attacking Collins for serving the “Epstein class” and Trump’s billionaire allies.
- Bedingfield acknowledged voter frustration with the status quo driving support for Platner but admitted it is “demoralizing” that his transgressions are being overlooked.
- She explicitly stated that the party’s willingness to “look the other way” on Platner’s issues represents “an indictment of our party.”
- Bedingfield suggested Trump’s attacks could ironically help Platner by rallying Biden-Collins voters from 2020, while criticizing Republicans for claiming moral high ground after defending Trump.
- CNN analyst Elliot Williams noted Platner as a “very damaged candidate” yet highlighted how his rhetoric attacking Trump, billionaires, and the Epstein class resonates with voters amid low presidential approval ratings.
- The segment reflects a broader leftist media strategy of equating Platner’s scandals with Trump’s to downplay Democratic vulnerabilities in this key race.
- Malzberg questions whether more prominent Democrats will denounce Platner’s selection without defaulting to Trump comparisons.
Read the full story:
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/steve-malzberg/2026/06/14/former-biden-official-bedingfield-ignoring-platners-past
