Democrats, Israel and the Trouble With Purity Tests

Source: RealClearPolitics - Homepage · Bias: Center Right

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Last week, Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, suspended her campaign for the Senate. Her exit paves the way for her more progressive rival, the 41-year-old oysterman Graham Platner, an antiwar firebrand who has called for an end to "Benjamin Netanyahu's war" in Iran and described Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide.

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Last week, Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, suspended her campaign for the Senate. Her exit paves the way for her more progressive rival, the 41-year-old oysterman Graham Platner, an antiwar firebrand who has called for an end to "Benjamin Netanyahu's war" in Iran and described Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide.