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Democrat Jake Auchincloss breaks with party, calls Platner tattoo 'disqualifying'
Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts has publicly refused to back his party's presumptive Senate nominee in Maine, saying Graham Platner's tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol is "personally disqualifying."
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What happenedDemocratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts has publicly refused to back his party's presumptive Senate nominee in Maine, saying Graham Platner's tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol is "personally disqualifying.".
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Right / center-rightDemocrat Jake Auchincloss breaks with party, calls Platner tattoo 'disqualifying'
Democrat Jake Auchincloss breaks with party, calls Platner tattoo 'disqualifying'
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